![Maintenance of Streetlights under Contracts Issued after 01.03.2015 Not Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT Strictly Interprets Exemption Notifications [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/28/500x300_2081343-service-tax-notification-taxscan.webp "Maintenance of Streetlights under Contracts Issued after 01.03.2015 Not Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT Strictly Interprets Exemption Notifications [Read Order]")
Maintenance of Streetlights under Contracts Issued after 01.03.2015 Not Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT Strictly Interprets Exemption Notifications [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that maintenance of streetlights under contracts...
![CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand as Invocation of Extended Limitation under Section 73(1) Not Sustainable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/26/250x150_2080571-cestat-sets-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand as Invocation of Extended Limitation under Section 73(1) Not Sustainable [Read Order]")
![Liquidated Damages Not Taxable as Declared Service: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand, Extended Limitation Unsustainable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/26/250x150_2080562-cestat-liquidated-damages-taxability-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Liquidated Damages Not Taxable as Declared Service: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand, Extended Limitation Unsustainable [Read Order]")
![Misrepresented Two Challans used for Payment of previous period service tax: CESTAT Upholds Penalty u/s 78(1) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/21/250x150_2078881-misrepresented-service-tax-cestat-penalty-taxscan.webp "Misrepresented Two Challans used for Payment of previous period service tax: CESTAT Upholds Penalty u/s 78(1) [Read Order]")
![License to Run Duty-Free Shops Constitutes Renting of Immovable Property, Not Liable to Service Tax under Airport Service Before 2010: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/20/250x150_2078666-license-to-run-duty-free-shops-duty-free-shops-taxscan.webp "License to Run Duty-Free Shops Constitutes Renting of Immovable Property, Not Liable to Service Tax under Airport Service Before 2010: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Mere Assembly of Imported Components can make “e-Rickshaw”: CESTAT upholds Differential Customs Duty Demand, Penalty and Interest [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench at New Delhi, has held that the import of essential components of an electric rickshaw (E-rickshaw), even in...
![Mere Assembly of Imported Components can make “e-Rickshaw”: CESTAT upholds Differential Customs Duty Demand, Penalty and Interest [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/19/500x300_2078370-mere-assembly-of-imported-components-imported-components-can-make-e-rickshaw-taxscan.webp "Mere Assembly of Imported Components can make “e-Rickshaw”: CESTAT upholds Differential Customs Duty Demand, Penalty and Interest [Read Order]")
Relief for One97: CESTAT Rules Paytm Soundbox is a 2G Device Not 4G/LTE Compliant, Quashes Customs Duty Demand [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the Paytm Soundbox is a 2G-only device and not 4G/LTE compliant, and therefore eligible for ...
![Relief for One97: CESTAT Rules Paytm Soundbox is a 2G Device Not 4G/LTE Compliant, Quashes Customs Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/07/500x300_2074088-paytm.webp "Relief for One97: CESTAT Rules Paytm Soundbox is a 2G Device Not 4G/LTE Compliant, Quashes Customs Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Delay in filing Service Tax Refund Application not Condonable in Absence of Proper Explanation: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that delay in filing a service tax refund application is not condonable in the ...
![Delay in filing Service Tax Refund Application not Condonable in Absence of Proper Explanation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/28/500x300_2070030-delay-in-filing-service-tax-refund-service-tax-refund-service-tax-refund-taxscan.webp "Delay in filing Service Tax Refund Application not Condonable in Absence of Proper Explanation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Customs cannot Confiscate Already Exported CD-ROMs with Inflated Freight on Board Value: CESTAT quashes ₹25L Penalty u/s 114 [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside a penalty of ₹25,00,000 imposed by the Commissioner of Customs under section 114 of the Customs...
![Customs cannot Confiscate Already Exported CD-ROMs with Inflated Freight on Board Value: CESTAT quashes ₹25L Penalty u/s 114 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/28/500x300_2070020-cestat-cd-roms-board-value-taxscan.webp "Customs cannot Confiscate Already Exported CD-ROMs with Inflated Freight on Board Value: CESTAT quashes ₹25L Penalty u/s 114 [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Lacks Jurisdiction in Gold Smuggling Case Involving Passenger Baggage [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/500x300_2067935-cestat-cestat-lacks-of-jurisdiction-lacks-of-jurisdiction-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Lacks Jurisdiction in Gold Smuggling Case Involving Passenger Baggage [Read Order]")
CESTAT dismisses Mittal Corp’s appeal despite CIRP Proceedings, upholds Excise Duty and Penalty for Clandestine Removal of Goods [Read Order]
The New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has dismissed the appeal filed by Mittal Corp Limited, upholding the confirmation of Central Excise duty...
![CESTAT dismisses Mittal Corp’s appeal despite CIRP Proceedings, upholds Excise Duty and Penalty for Clandestine Removal of Goods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/22/500x300_2067550-cestat-dismisses-mittal-corps-appeal-cestat-mittal-corps-limited-taxscan.webp "CESTAT dismisses Mittal Corp’s appeal despite CIRP Proceedings, upholds Excise Duty and Penalty for Clandestine Removal of Goods [Read Order]")
![Finalized Customs Assessments Cannot Be Reopened for Refund Claims: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/500x300_2067075-customs-assessments-taxscan.webp "Finalized Customs Assessments Cannot Be Reopened for Refund Claims: CESTAT [Read Order]")