![Independent Services Cannot Be Clubbed as Ancillary to Composite Supply for Service Tax: Supreme Court dismisses Revenues Appeal [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/02/2083493-service-tax-notice-pay-recovery-notice-recovery-cestat-demand-cbic-cbic-circular-gst-taxscan-1.webp "Independent Services Cannot Be Clubbed as Ancillary to Composite Supply for Service Tax: Supreme Court dismisses Revenues Appeal [Read Judgement]")
Independent Services Cannot Be Clubbed as Ancillary to Composite Supply for Service Tax: Supreme Court dismisses Revenue's Appeal [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Revenue’s appeal challenging the decision of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT),...
![Consideration for Software Resale/Use via EULAs Not Royalty, No TDS Liability u/s 195: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/20/2078597-foreign-consulates-un-agencies-exempted-income-tax-tds-taxscan.webp "Consideration for Software Resale/Use via EULAs Not Royalty, No TDS Liability u/s 195: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
![Relief for Trust: Delhi HC Rules Trading in Land and Immovable Property Without Fixed Remuneration Does Not Attract Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/18/2077859-demand-service-tax-scn-cestat-taxscan.webp "Relief for Trust: Delhi HC Rules Trading in Land and Immovable Property Without Fixed Remuneration Does Not Attract Service Tax [Read Order]")
Bombay HC Upholds State’s Power to Levy Entertainment Duty on Online Ticket Booking Charges Above ₹10, Dismisses FICCI's Writ Petition [Read Order]
In a recent judgment, the Bombay High Court upheld the constitutional validity of a 2014 amendment to the MaharashtraEntertainments Duty Act that allows the State to levy entertainment duty on ...
![Bombay HC Upholds State’s Power to Levy Entertainment Duty on Online Ticket Booking Charges Above ₹10, Dismisses FICCIs Writ Petition [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/08/2074355-levy-entertainment-duty-online-ticket-booking-taxscan.webp "Bombay HC Upholds State’s Power to Levy Entertainment Duty on Online Ticket Booking Charges Above ₹10, Dismisses FICCIs Writ Petition [Read Order]")
Relief for Oman Air: CESTAT Rules Non-Reporting in ST-3 Returns Does Not Extinguish Validly Availed CENVAT Credit [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that valid CENVAT credit does not lapse simply because it was not reported in the ST-3 returns and that...
![Relief for Oman Air: CESTAT Rules Non-Reporting in ST-3 Returns Does Not Extinguish Validly Availed CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/28/2069989-oman-air.webp "Relief for Oman Air: CESTAT Rules Non-Reporting in ST-3 Returns Does Not Extinguish Validly Availed CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")
Income Tax Reassessment without Faceless Procedure Illegal: Telangana HC Quashes Notices u/s 148A and 148 [Read Order]
The Telangana High Court recently quashed an income tax reassessment notice, noting that the Department failed to initiate proceedings as per the mandatory faceless procedure, in violation of...
![Income Tax Reassessment without Faceless Procedure Illegal: Telangana HC Quashes Notices u/s 148A and 148 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/26/2069282-itat-itat-mumbai-income-tax-income-tax-reassessment-director-general-pcit-pccit-approval-director-general-approval-taxscan-1.webp "Income Tax Reassessment without Faceless Procedure Illegal: Telangana HC Quashes Notices u/s 148A and 148 [Read Order]")
Cash Vans Provided with Drivers fall under 'Supply of Tangible Goods Service', not Deemed Sale/Transportation: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that providing cash vans with drivers to banks falls under the category of “Supply of Tangible Goods...
![Cash Vans Provided with Drivers fall under Supply of Tangible Goods Service, not Deemed Sale/Transportation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/2067978-cash-vans-taxscan.webp "Cash Vans Provided with Drivers fall under Supply of Tangible Goods Service, not Deemed Sale/Transportation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![No Service Tax on Export Cargo Handling, Unaccompanied Baggage, and Abandoned Cargo: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/2067125-service-tax.webp "No Service Tax on Export Cargo Handling, Unaccompanied Baggage, and Abandoned Cargo: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Calcutta HC Rejects Writ Against Service Tax Order, Says Petitioner Cannot Blame Dept for Missed Hearing After Failing to Notify Address Change [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging a service tax order, ruling that the petitioner could not blame the department for missing the opportunity of a personal hearing...
![Calcutta HC Rejects Writ Against Service Tax Order, Says Petitioner Cannot Blame Dept for Missed Hearing After Failing to Notify Address Change [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/2067081-service-tax-site-img-1-1.webp "Calcutta HC Rejects Writ Against Service Tax Order, Says Petitioner Cannot Blame Dept for Missed Hearing After Failing to Notify Address Change [Read Order]")
Relief for Hindustan Zinc: CESTAT Rules Liquidated Damages and Penalties for Contract Breach Not Taxable as Service [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that liquidated damages and penalties collected by Hindustan Zinc Limited for breach of contract are not...
![Relief for Hindustan Zinc: CESTAT Rules Liquidated Damages and Penalties for Contract Breach Not Taxable as Service [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/2067057-hindustan-zinc-aar-case.webp "Relief for Hindustan Zinc: CESTAT Rules Liquidated Damages and Penalties for Contract Breach Not Taxable as Service [Read Order]")