![Service Tax On Ancillary Services to Power Distribution Unsustainable: CESTAT Set Aside ₹25.33 Cr Demand Against NESCO Utility [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/23/2129925-service-tax-ancillary-services-power-distribution-unsustainable-taxscan-.webp "Service Tax On Ancillary Services to Power Distribution Unsustainable: CESTAT Set Aside ₹25.33 Cr Demand Against NESCO Utility [Read Order]")
Service Tax On Ancillary Services to Power Distribution Unsustainable: CESTAT Set Aside ₹25.33 Cr Demand Against NESCO Utility [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Eastern Zonal Bench has set aside the demand of ₹25.33 Crores and held that...
![Rule 6 of CENVAT Credit Rules applies Liability to Reverse Proportional Credit: CESTAT Rules in Bank of India matter [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/21/2129793-cenvat-credit-rules-applies-liability-proportional-credit-cestat-rules-in-bank-of-india-matter-.webp "Rule 6 of CENVAT Credit Rules applies Liability to Reverse Proportional Credit: CESTAT Rules in Bank of India matter [Read Order]")
![Rule 8 of Valuation Not Applicable Where Goods Are Cleared to Independent Buyers as well as Sister Units: CESTAT Rules in favour of Steel Authority of India [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/20/2129756-rule-8-of-valuation-not-applicable-where-goods-are-cleared-to-independent-buyers-as-well-as-sister-units-cestat-rules-in-favour-of-steel-authority-of-india-site-imagejpg.webp "Rule 8 of Valuation Not Applicable Where Goods Are Cleared to Independent Buyers as well as Sister Units: CESTAT Rules in favour of Steel Authority of India [Read Order]")
![Capital Goods are Inputs for Manufacture of Finished Goods: CESTAT holds SAIL Entitled to Cenvat Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/12/2129022-cestat-kolkata-capital-goods-inputs-manufacture-finished-goods-sail-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "Capital Goods are Inputs for Manufacture of Finished Goods: CESTAT holds SAIL Entitled to Cenvat Credit [Read Order]")
![“Airport Service” Charges cannot be Taxed without Prior Authorization: CESTAT Clarifies Definitions, Allows Air India’s Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/11/2128858-cestat-clarifies-definitions-allows-air-indias-appeal-taxscan.webp "“Airport Service” Charges cannot be Taxed without Prior Authorization: CESTAT Clarifies Definitions, Allows Air India’s Appeal [Read Order]")
Relief for Berger Paints: CESTAT Rules Painting Contracts Involving Supply of Paint Classifiable as ‘Works Contract Service’ [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that painting contracts involving supply of paint along with labour are classifiable as “Works Contract...
![Relief for Berger Paints: CESTAT Rules Painting Contracts Involving Supply of Paint Classifiable as ‘Works Contract Service’ [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/27/2127300-relief-for-cestat-rules-painting-supply-of-paint-works-contract-service.webp "Relief for Berger Paints: CESTAT Rules Painting Contracts Involving Supply of Paint Classifiable as ‘Works Contract Service’ [Read Order]")
No Excise Duty on Goods Removed for Repacking Within Factory: CESTAT Grants Relief to ITC Ltd [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) held that repacking of goods within the factory after removal from the Daily Stock Account and before final...
![No Excise Duty on Goods Removed for Repacking Within Factory: CESTAT Grants Relief to ITC Ltd [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/27/2127304-no-excise-duty-on-goods-removedjpg.webp "No Excise Duty on Goods Removed for Repacking Within Factory: CESTAT Grants Relief to ITC Ltd [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes Extended Service Tax Demand Based Solely on Form 26AS, Grants ₹19.66 Lakh Negative Liability Relief [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, has set aside the extended period demand of service tax raised solely based on Form 26AS data and granted the benefit...
![CESTAT Quashes Extended Service Tax Demand Based Solely on Form 26AS, Grants ₹19.66 Lakh Negative Liability Relief [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/23/2126781-cestat-quashes-extended-service-tax-demand-based-solely-.webp "CESTAT Quashes Extended Service Tax Demand Based Solely on Form 26AS, Grants ₹19.66 Lakh Negative Liability Relief [Read Order]")
Manual Proceeding due to System Technical Problem: CESTAT Accepts Range Superintendent's Verification Report [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, accepted the Range Superintendent’s Verification Report which stated that due to technical problems in the system, ...
![Manual Proceeding due to System Technical Problem: CESTAT Accepts Range Superintendents Verification Report [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/21/2126583-manual-technical-problem-cestat-verification-report-.webp "Manual Proceeding due to System Technical Problem: CESTAT Accepts Range Superintendents Verification Report [Read Order]")
Service Recipient vide Letter Intimidated Service Tax Not Required: CESTAT Held No Mala Fide Intention, Allowed Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service TaxAppellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, allowed an appeal since there is no mala fide intention of avoiding service tax. The letter sent to the appellant by...
![Service Recipient vide Letter Intimidated Service Tax Not Required: CESTAT Held No Mala Fide Intention, Allowed Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/20/2126508-cestatjpg.webp "Service Recipient vide Letter Intimidated Service Tax Not Required: CESTAT Held No Mala Fide Intention, Allowed Appeal [Read Order]")
Area Based Excise Refunds Cannot be Recovered Once Eligibility Settled: CESTAT Quashes ₹8.78 Crore Demand on GAIL [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench has set aside an excise demand of ₹8.78 crore holding that refunds paid under a statutory area-based exemption cannot...
![Area Based Excise Refunds Cannot be Recovered Once Eligibility Settled: CESTAT Quashes ₹8.78 Crore Demand on GAIL [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/19/2126345-area-based-excise-refunds-1jpg.webp "Area Based Excise Refunds Cannot be Recovered Once Eligibility Settled: CESTAT Quashes ₹8.78 Crore Demand on GAIL [Read Order]")
RCM Service Tax Demand Cannot Be Raised Solely on Foreign Currency Expenditure Shown in Balance Sheet : CESTAT [Read Order]
-The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that service tax under the Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) cannot be raised merely on the basis of foreign...
![RCM Service Tax Demand Cannot Be Raised Solely on Foreign Currency Expenditure Shown in Balance Sheet : CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/15/2125210-rcm-service-tax-demand-foreign-currency-expenditure-shown-balance-sheet-cestat-taxscan.webp "RCM Service Tax Demand Cannot Be Raised Solely on Foreign Currency Expenditure Shown in Balance Sheet : CESTAT [Read Order]")