![Construction of Railway Siding for PSU Project Eligible for Service Tax Exemption: CESTAT Affirms Broad Scope of ‘Railways’ [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/28/500x300_2108572-construction-railway-siding-psu-project-eligible-service-tax-exemption-taxscan.webp "Construction of Railway Siding for PSU Project Eligible for Service Tax Exemption: CESTAT Affirms Broad Scope of ‘Railways’ [Read Order]")
Construction of Railway Siding for PSU Project Eligible for Service Tax Exemption: CESTAT Affirms Broad Scope of ‘Railways’ [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh ( CESTAT ), held that services used for constructing a railway...
![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]")
![Failure to Consider Superintendent’s Certification and Defence Evidence: CESTAT Remands Matter in Exemption Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/15/250x150_2105521-lack-evidence-taxscan.webp "Failure to Consider Superintendent’s Certification and Defence Evidence: CESTAT Remands Matter in Exemption Case [Read Order]")
![When Goods Are Sold on FOR Basis, Buyer’s Premises is Treated as Place of Removal and Freight Forms Part of Assessable Value: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/12/250x150_2104404-goods-sale-or-taxscan.webp "When Goods Are Sold on FOR Basis, Buyer’s Premises is Treated as Place of Removal and Freight Forms Part of Assessable Value: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Semi Conductor Laboratory Not a Business Entity, Not Liable to Pay Service Tax on CISF Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/22/250x150_2099128-cisf-security-taxscan.webp "Semi Conductor Laboratory Not a Business Entity, Not Liable to Pay Service Tax on CISF Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Relief for Indian Acrylic Ltd: CESTAT Rules Subscription and Membership Fees Paid to Foreign Associations Not OIDAR Services [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that subscription and membership fees paid by Indian Acrylic Limited to foreign associations did not...
![Relief for Indian Acrylic Ltd: CESTAT Rules Subscription and Membership Fees Paid to Foreign Associations Not OIDAR Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/21/500x300_2098693-indian-acrylic-limited-taxscan.webp "Relief for Indian Acrylic Ltd: CESTAT Rules Subscription and Membership Fees Paid to Foreign Associations Not OIDAR Services [Read Order]")
Service Tax Not Leviable on Employee Call free Allowance: CESTAT allows Bharti Airtel's Appeal [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed Bharti Airtel's appeal, holding that the Call Free Allowance (CFA) provided to its employees is not...
![Service Tax Not Leviable on Employee Call free Allowance: CESTAT allows Bharti Airtels Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/13/500x300_2096071-bharti-airtel-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Not Leviable on Employee Call free Allowance: CESTAT allows Bharti Airtels Appeal [Read Order]")
Telecom Operators Entitled to CENVAT Credit on Towers and Shelters as Capital Goods/Inputs: CESTAT in Bharti Airtel Case [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that telecom operators are entitled to avail CENVAT credit on towers and prefabricated shelters as...
![Telecom Operators Entitled to CENVAT Credit on Towers and Shelters as Capital Goods/Inputs: CESTAT in Bharti Airtel Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/500x300_2092227-bharti-airtel-taxscan.webp "Telecom Operators Entitled to CENVAT Credit on Towers and Shelters as Capital Goods/Inputs: CESTAT in Bharti Airtel Case [Read Order]")
Relief for Suzuki Motors: CESTAT Rules Expenses on Pre-Delivery Inspection and After-Sale Services Not Part of Assessable Value for Excise Duty [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that expenses incurred on pre-delivery inspection (PDI) and after-sale services (ASS), whether...
![Relief for Suzuki Motors: CESTAT Rules Expenses on Pre-Delivery Inspection and After-Sale Services Not Part of Assessable Value for Excise Duty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/500x300_2092216-suzuki-excise-duty-taxscan.webp "Relief for Suzuki Motors: CESTAT Rules Expenses on Pre-Delivery Inspection and After-Sale Services Not Part of Assessable Value for Excise Duty [Read Order]")
Services to IIMs and XLRI Are Educational Support, Not ‘Commercial Training and Coaching’ : CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that merely providing infrastructure, technology, and marketing support to premier institutions like ...
![Services to IIMs and XLRI Are Educational Support, Not ‘Commercial Training and Coaching’ : CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/16/500x300_2087747-educational-support-taxscan.webp "Services to IIMs and XLRI Are Educational Support, Not ‘Commercial Training and Coaching’ : CESTAT [Read Order]")
Punjab Roadways Providing Transport Services to General Public Not a Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Punjab Roadways providing transport services to the general public is not a manpower...
![Punjab Roadways Providing Transport Services to General Public Not a Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/02/500x300_2083348-transport-service-taxscan.webp "Punjab Roadways Providing Transport Services to General Public Not a Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Waives excess amount more than 10 % deposited u/s 35 F of Excise Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/500x300_2066806-cestat-excise-act-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Waives excess amount more than 10 % deposited u/s 35 F of Excise Act [Read Order]")