![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/2025/10/22/500x300_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]")
Semi Conductor Laboratory Not a Business Entity, Not Liable to Pay Service Tax on CISF Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that Semi Conductor Laboratory (SCL) is not a business...
![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/2025/10/21/250x150_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 Airtels Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/13/250x150_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]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/250x150_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]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/250x150_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]")
Service Tax Payable Only on Service Portion in Works Contract Where VAT Already Paid on Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax is payable only on the service portion in a works contract where VAT has already been...
![Service Tax Payable Only on Service Portion in Works Contract Where VAT Already Paid on Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/12/500x300_2062962-works-contract-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Payable Only on Service Portion in Works Contract Where VAT Already Paid on Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Refund Once Granted Cannot Be Recovered via SCN Unless Proper Appeal u/s 35E of Central Excise Act: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a refund once sanctioned cannot be recovered merely by issuing a show cause notice, unless the...
![Refund Once Granted Cannot Be Recovered via SCN Unless Proper Appeal u/s 35E of Central Excise Act: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/refund-site-img.jpg "Refund Once Granted Cannot Be Recovered via SCN Unless Proper Appeal u/s 35E of Central Excise Act: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT Sets aside Penalty imposed on IOCL, Excise duty Evasion cannot be Alleged against a PSU [Read Order]
According to a ruling by the Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) and cannot be...
![CESTAT Sets aside Penalty imposed on IOCL, Excise duty Evasion cannot be Alleged against a PSU [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Indian-Oil-Corporation-Limited.jpg "CESTAT Sets aside Penalty imposed on IOCL, Excise duty Evasion cannot be Alleged against a PSU [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules in Favor of Maruti Suzuki: Allows Cenvat Credit on Catering for Business Events, Denies for Factory Workers Post-2011 Amendment [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has partly allowed appeals filed by Maruti Suzuki concerning the admissibility of Cenvat credit on outdoor...
![CESTAT Rules in Favor of Maruti Suzuki: Allows Cenvat Credit on Catering for Business Events, Denies for Factory Workers Post-2011 Amendment [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CESTAT-CESTAT-Rules-CESTAT-Rules-in-Favor-of-Maruti-Suzuki-Maruti-Suzuki-taxscan.jpg "CESTAT Rules in Favor of Maruti Suzuki: Allows Cenvat Credit on Catering for Business Events, Denies for Factory Workers Post-2011 Amendment [Read Order]")