![Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR and Form 26AS Without Independent Verification Unsustainable: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/2093021-show-cause-notice-cestat-quashes-demand-cestat-quashes-demand-cestat-cestat-chennai-cestat-news-excise-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR and Form 26AS Without Independent Verification Unsustainable: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR and Form 26AS Without Independent Verification Unsustainable: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a service tax demand raised solely on the basis...
![No Service Tax Applicable on “Cleaning Service” Provided to Railway Prior to 01.07.2012: CESTAT sets aside Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/2092535-activities-of-management-service-housekeeping-falls-cleaning-service-manpower-supply-services-cestat-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax Applicable on “Cleaning Service” Provided to Railway Prior to 01.07.2012: CESTAT sets aside Demand [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Paid by Mistake on Residential Construction Treated as Revenue Deposit: CESTAT Orders 12% Interest on Refund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/2092382-cestat-refund-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Paid by Mistake on Residential Construction Treated as Revenue Deposit: CESTAT Orders 12% Interest on Refund [Read Order]")
![Sub-contractor Not Liable for Service Tax When Principal Contractor Has Already Paid on the Entire Contract Value: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/27/2091502-demand-service-tax-scn-cestat-taxscan.webp "Sub-contractor Not Liable for Service Tax When Principal Contractor Has Already Paid on the Entire Contract Value: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Challenge on Service Tax Demand on ‘Mandap Keeper Services’: Supreme Court Stays Chhattisgarh HC Remand Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/26/2091189-servicetax-demand-taxscan.webp "Challenge on Service Tax Demand on ‘Mandap Keeper Services’: Supreme Court Stays Chhattisgarh HC Remand Order [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 provided by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) to CISF ...
![Free Accommodation and Reimbursements to CISF Personnel Not Taxable as Consideration for Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/2090911-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]")
Setback for Pondicherry Engineering College: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Technical Testing & Analysis Services, Penalty Waived [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that Pondicherry Engineering College is liable to pay service tax on “Technical Testing and Analysis...
![Setback for Pondicherry Engineering College: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Technical Testing & Analysis Services, Penalty Waived [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/10/2085309-pondicherry-engineering-college-taxscan.webp "Setback for Pondicherry Engineering College: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax on Technical Testing & Analysis Services, Penalty Waived [Read Order]")
Service Tax Not applicable on Public Utility Works including Laying of Pipelines, Repairs of Sainik Schools: CESTAT quashes Demand [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Hyderabad Bench, has set aside a demand by holding that public utility works such as laying and maintenance of...
![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/2025/09/09/2084820-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]")
Relief for SAIL: CESTAT Rules Forfeited Amount on Breach of Contract Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appeal ( CESTAT ) granted relief to Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), ruling that the forfeited amount collected on breach of contract was...
![Relief for SAIL: CESTAT Rules Forfeited Amount on Breach of Contract Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/01/2082972-cestat-rules-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Relief for SAIL: CESTAT Rules Forfeited Amount on Breach of Contract Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]")
CESTAT Quashes Extended Service Tax & CENVAT Demand, says No Wilful Suppression Found, SCN Held Time-Barred [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside demands of service tax and Central Value Added Tax (CENVAT) credit raised against New Age...
![CESTAT Quashes Extended Service Tax & CENVAT Demand, says No Wilful Suppression Found, SCN Held Time-Barred [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/01/2082901-cestat-quashes-extended-service-tax-cenvat-demand-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Quashes Extended Service Tax & CENVAT Demand, says No Wilful Suppression Found, SCN Held Time-Barred [Read Order]")
Chlorine Supplied Free by Service Recipients not Part of Gross Amount Charged for Service Tax Calculation: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that chlorine supplied free of cost by service recipients cannot be included in the gross amount charged...
![Chlorine Supplied Free by Service Recipients not Part of Gross Amount Charged for Service Tax Calculation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/27/2080896-chlorine-supplied-gross-amount-service-tax-cestat-taxscan.webp "Chlorine Supplied Free by Service Recipients not Part of Gross Amount Charged for Service Tax Calculation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Abates Service Tax Appeal against Vasan Dental Hospitals since Company is Undergoing Liquidation [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has abated the Service Tax appeal filed by the Department, noting that the company is under liquidation and no ...
![CESTAT Abates Service Tax Appeal against Vasan Dental Hospitals since Company is Undergoing Liquidation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/20/2078640-cestat-service-tax-appeal-vasan-dental-hospitals-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Abates Service Tax Appeal against Vasan Dental Hospitals since Company is Undergoing Liquidation [Read Order]")