![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/2025/09/09/500x300_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]")
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...
![Relief for SAIL: CESTAT Rules Forfeited Amount on Breach of Contract Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/01/250x150_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]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/01/250x150_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]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/27/250x150_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]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/20/250x150_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]")
Relief for Shipping Corporation of India: CESTAT Rules Demurrage is Part of Exempt Transport Service, Quashes ₹49.44 Cr Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) ruled that demurrage charges collected by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) are part of the transport ...
![Relief for Shipping Corporation of India: CESTAT Rules Demurrage is Part of Exempt Transport Service, Quashes ₹49.44 Cr Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/16/500x300_2077345-shipping-corporation-cestat-service-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Relief for Shipping Corporation of India: CESTAT Rules Demurrage is Part of Exempt Transport Service, Quashes ₹49.44 Cr Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Invocation of Extended Limitation Period Without Evidence of Willful Misstatement: Calcutta HC Sets Aside AA's Order [Read Order]
The High Court of Calcutta set aside the adjudicating authority’s (AA) order for invoking the extended limitation period under Section 73(1) of the Finance Act,1994 without any evidence of willful...
Issue on Service Tax Leviability: Orissa HC sets GST Order passed without Recording Reason for Conclusion [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Orissa High Court has set aside the Good and Service Tax (GST) order passed without recording reason for conclusion on issueof service tax leviability. Pacific International...
![Issue on Service Tax Leviability: Orissa HC sets GST Order passed without Recording Reason for Conclusion [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/service-tax-Leviability.jpg "Issue on Service Tax Leviability: Orissa HC sets GST Order passed without Recording Reason for Conclusion [Read Order]")
Club Building Charges Included in Construction Are Part of Bundled Service and Not Separately Taxable: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that charges collected towards club building as part of a residential construction project constitute a...
![Club Building Charges Included in Construction Are Part of Bundled Service and Not Separately Taxable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CESTAT-Allahabad-HC-TAXSCAN.jpg "Club Building Charges Included in Construction Are Part of Bundled Service and Not Separately Taxable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
S.33A of Central Excise Mandates Three Personal Hearings with Adequate Gaps: Patna HC Remands Matter [Read Order]
In a recent judgment, the Patna High Court set aside a service tax demand order for failing to comply with the requirement of granting three personal hearings under Section 33A of the Central Excise...
![S.33A of Central Excise Mandates Three Personal Hearings with Adequate Gaps: Patna HC Remands Matter [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Justice-angel-site-img.jpg "S.33A of Central Excise Mandates Three Personal Hearings with Adequate Gaps: Patna HC Remands Matter [Read Order]")
Travel Agency Claims Record Loss in Fire: Patna HC Confirms ₹25 Lakh Service Tax Demand for Non-Cooperation [Read Order]
In a recent judgment, the Patna High Court upheld a Rs. 25 lakh service tax demand against Siddartha Travels, rejecting the travel agency’s claim that its business records were destroyed in a fire....
![Travel Agency Claims Record Loss in Fire: Patna HC Confirms ₹25 Lakh Service Tax Demand for Non-Cooperation [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Patna-High-Court-Service-Tax-Demand-for-Non-Cooperation-Travel-agency-service-tax-case-TAXSCAN.jpg "Travel Agency Claims Record Loss in Fire: Patna HC Confirms ₹25 Lakh Service Tax Demand for Non-Cooperation [Read Order]")
Service Tax Adjudication Kept Pending for 6 to 11 Years: Delhi HC Quashes Two Orders and 5 SCNs [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has quashed two orders and five show cause notices (SCNs) citing gross and unexplained delays in the adjudication process, which spanned between six to eleven years. The Court...
![Service Tax Adjudication Kept Pending for 6 to 11 Years: Delhi HC Quashes Two Orders and 5 SCNs [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Service-Tax-Adjudication.jpg "Service Tax Adjudication Kept Pending for 6 to 11 Years: Delhi HC Quashes Two Orders and 5 SCNs [Read Order]")