![Demand Under Construction of Complex Invalid for Composite Contracts Prior to 2010: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/500x300_2108165-cestat-mumbai-service-tax-demandtaxscan.webp "Demand Under Construction of Complex Invalid for Composite Contracts Prior to 2010: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Demand Under 'Construction of Complex' Invalid for Composite Contracts Prior to 2010: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the appellant was not liable to pay service tax...
![Yamaha’s Rebate Claim u/r 18 for NCCD on Exported Goods Must be Re-Examined: Bombay HC Orders Fresh Consideration [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/28/250x150_2108462-yamaha-nccd-exported-goods-bombay-hc-taxscan.webp "Yamaha’s Rebate Claim u/r 18 for NCCD on Exported Goods Must be Re-Examined: Bombay HC Orders Fresh Consideration [Read Order]")
![Extended Period Not Invokable: CESTAT Rules Constitutional Validity of Renting of Immovable Property Levy is Still Pending Before SC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/19/250x150_2106703-0fd93a7c-1912-4bc4-a80f-34076556d195.webp "Extended Period Not Invokable: CESTAT Rules Constitutional Validity of Renting of Immovable Property Levy is Still Pending Before SC [Read Order]")
![Expert Advice in R&D Projects Attracts Service Tax: CESTAT Classifies NGRI’s Deliverables as Scientific or Technical Consultancy [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/18/250x150_2106232-cestat-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Expert Advice in R&D Projects Attracts Service Tax: CESTAT Classifies NGRI’s Deliverables as Scientific or Technical Consultancy [Read Order]")
![POPS Rules Cannot Extend Finance Act to J&K: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Telecom Infrastructure Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/250x150_2105937-finance-act-cestat-telecom-infrastructure-taxscan.webp "POPS Rules Cannot Extend Finance Act to J&K: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Telecom Infrastructure Services [Read Order]")
Pre-2015 Flight Ticket Reimbursements Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Allows Refund for CA Firm [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has ruled in favour of a Chartered Accountants firm, clarifying that client-reimbursed flight ticket expenses...
![Pre-2015 Flight Ticket Reimbursements Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Allows Refund for CA Firm [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/17/500x300_2105972-service-tax-refund-taxscan.webp "Pre-2015 Flight Ticket Reimbursements Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Allows Refund for CA Firm [Read Order]")
Club’s Service Tax Exemption on Charges Collected from Members: Supreme Court to Examine Issue [Read Order]
The Supreme Court will examine if charges collected by the club from members constitutes as a taxable service under the Finance Act or are these transactions protected under the principle of...
![Club’s Service Tax Exemption on Charges Collected from Members: Supreme Court to Examine Issue [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/13/500x300_2104833-supreme-court-service-tax-service-tax-exemption-clubs-service-tax-exemption-taxscan.webp "Club’s Service Tax Exemption on Charges Collected from Members: Supreme Court to Examine Issue [Read Order]")
Transfer of Title in Immovable Property by Way of Sale Excluded from Service Tax: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court held that a simple sale of land does not amount to a taxable service and that the transfer of title in immovable property by way of sale is excluded from the ...
![Transfer of Title in Immovable Property by Way of Sale Excluded from Service Tax: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/12/500x300_2104602-supreme-court-immovable-property-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Transfer of Title in Immovable Property by Way of Sale Excluded from Service Tax: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]")
Non-Service of SCN: Gauhati HC Sets Aside ₹16.37 Lakh Service Tax Demand, Orders Fresh Adjudication [Read Order]
In a recent judgment, the Gauhati High Court set aside an Order-in-Original that had confirmed a service tax demand of ₹16,37,501 for the financial year 2016-17. The Court found that there was...
![Non-Service of SCN: Gauhati HC Sets Aside ₹16.37 Lakh Service Tax Demand, Orders Fresh Adjudication [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/04/500x300_2102204-fresh-adjudication-taxscan.webp "Non-Service of SCN: Gauhati HC Sets Aside ₹16.37 Lakh Service Tax Demand, Orders Fresh Adjudication [Read Order]")
Service Tax Not Payable on Use of Foreign Technology or Trademarks Not Registered Under Indian Law: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax is not payable on the use of foreign technology or trademarks that are not registered...
![Service Tax Not Payable on Use of Foreign Technology or Trademarks Not Registered Under Indian Law: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/03/500x300_2101876-cestat-chennai-service-tax-foreign-technology-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Payable on Use of Foreign Technology or Trademarks Not Registered Under Indian Law: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Governmental Authorities Not ‘Business Entities’: CESTAT Rules HIMUDA Not Liable under RCM for Legal Services [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has held that the Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA), being a statutory...
![Governmental Authorities Not ‘Business Entities’: CESTAT Rules HIMUDA Not Liable under RCM for Legal Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/500x300_2101298-rcm-cestat-chandigarh-cestat-rules-taxscan.webp "Governmental Authorities Not ‘Business Entities’: CESTAT Rules HIMUDA Not Liable under RCM for Legal Services [Read Order]")
False Claim of Lack of Air Conditioning Facility: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 4.96 Lakh Service Tax and Penalty on Restaurant [Read Order]
The Principal bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dismissed the appeal of M/s Gurukripa Shahenshah Veg & Non-Veg Restaurant, upholding the service tax demand...
![False Claim of Lack of Air Conditioning Facility: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 4.96 Lakh Service Tax and Penalty on Restaurant [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/28/500x300_2100528-servicetax-restaurant-taxscan.webp "False Claim of Lack of Air Conditioning Facility: CESTAT Upholds Rs. 4.96 Lakh Service Tax and Penalty on Restaurant [Read Order]")