![Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/500x300_2090911-whatsapp-image-2025-09-25-at-1237043e051503.webp "Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that free accommodation and other reimbursements...
![Setback for HDFC: CESTAT Rules Imported Rectangular Gold Pieces are Not Coins, Concessional Duty Benefit Denied [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/250x150_2090578-hdfc-taxscan.webp "Setback for HDFC: CESTAT Rules Imported Rectangular Gold Pieces are Not Coins, Concessional Duty Benefit Denied [Read Order]")
![Depreciation on Capital Goods under EOU Scheme Allowed Only up to Date of Debonding, Not Till Duty Payment: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/16/250x150_2087753-gst-gst-on-capital-goods-capital-goods-itc-goods-and-services-tax-taxation-under-gst-cgst-act-taxscan.webp "Depreciation on Capital Goods under EOU Scheme Allowed Only up to Date of Debonding, Not Till Duty Payment: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Exemption Notifications Override CBEC Circulars: CESTAT Rules Jewellery Exports Need Not Be Made Only from Imported Gold [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/11/250x150_2085448-imported-gold-taxscan.webp "Exemption Notifications Override CBEC Circulars: CESTAT Rules Jewellery Exports Need Not Be Made Only from Imported Gold [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Not applicable on Public Utility Works including Laying of Pipelines, Repairs of Sainik Schools: CESTAT quashes Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/09/250x150_2084820-service-tax-cestat-quashes-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not applicable on Public Utility Works including Laying of Pipelines, Repairs of Sainik Schools: CESTAT quashes Demand [Read Order]")
Setback for JSW Energy: CESTAT Rules Final Customs Assessments Cannot Be Reopened Without Statutory Appeal, Rejects Refund Claim [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the adjudicating authority cannot reopen a final customs assessment without a statutory appeal ...
![Setback for JSW Energy: CESTAT Rules Final Customs Assessments Cannot Be Reopened Without Statutory Appeal, Rejects Refund Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/14/500x300_2076691-setback-for-jsw-energy-jsw-energy-cestat-cestat-rules-taxscan.webp "Setback for JSW Energy: CESTAT Rules Final Customs Assessments Cannot Be Reopened Without Statutory Appeal, Rejects Refund Claim [Read Order]")
Crude Shea Butter with High FFA Not Edible Grade: CESTAT Denies Customs Duty Exemption under Notification [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that crude shea butter with high free fatty acid content is not of edible grade and is not eligible for...
![Crude Shea Butter with High FFA Not Edible Grade: CESTAT Denies Customs Duty Exemption under Notification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068594-customs-duty-exemption-taxscan.webp "Crude Shea Butter with High FFA Not Edible Grade: CESTAT Denies Customs Duty Exemption under Notification [Read Order]")
Free Material Supplied by NTPC for Maintenance Services Cannot Be Included in Gross Value for Service Tax Abatement: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that free material supplied by NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) for maintenance services...
![Free Material Supplied by NTPC for Maintenance Services Cannot Be Included in Gross Value for Service Tax Abatement: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/24/500x300_2068592-cestat-hyderabad-ntpc-free-material-supplied-taxscan.webp "Free Material Supplied by NTPC for Maintenance Services Cannot Be Included in Gross Value for Service Tax Abatement: CESTAT [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Projects Completed Before July 2010, Even If Payments Are Received Later: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax cannot be levied on construction projects completed before July 1, 2010, even if...
![No Service Tax on Projects Completed Before July 2010, Even If Payments Are Received Later: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/30/500x300_2056881-no-service-tax.webp "No Service Tax on Projects Completed Before July 2010, Even If Payments Are Received Later: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Land and Material Costs Must Be Excluded When Calculating Service Tax on Works Contracts: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that while calculating service tax on works contracts, the value of land and materials must be...
![Land and Material Costs Must Be Excluded When Calculating Service Tax on Works Contracts: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/30/500x300_2056862-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Land and Material Costs Must Be Excluded When Calculating Service Tax on Works Contracts: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Penalty u/s 11AC(1)(c) Not Invokable in Absence of substantive evidence to Prove Deliberate Non-payment of Excise duty: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Hyderabad bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that penalty under section 11AC(1)(c) is not invokable in the absence of substantive...
![Penalty u/s 11AC(1)(c) Not Invokable in Absence of substantive evidence to Prove Deliberate Non-payment of Excise duty: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/27/500x300_2055042-cestat-cestat-hyderabad-penalty-taxscan.webp "Penalty u/s 11AC(1)(c) Not Invokable in Absence of substantive evidence to Prove Deliberate Non-payment of Excise duty: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Products Generated During Rice Bran Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”, Exempt from Excise Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the products generated during the refining of rice bran oil, namely R.B. Fatty Acid, R.B. Wax, and...
![Products Generated During Rice Bran Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”, Exempt from Excise Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/20/500x300_2050937-rice-bran-oil-site-img.webp "Products Generated During Rice Bran Oil Refining Treated as “Waste”, Exempt from Excise Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]")