![Warehouse construction classified as commercial service since facilities permitted rental and non-agricultural use: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/17/2126107-warehouse-construction-commercial-service-facilities-rental-non-agricultural-use-taxscan.webp "Warehouse construction classified as commercial service since facilities permitted rental and non-agricultural use: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Warehouse construction classified as commercial service since facilities permitted rental and non-agricultural use: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent ruling The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chandigarh Bench, has dismissed the appeal, ruling that the...
![Hotel’s Service Tax Demand Challenge Must Go Through Statutory Appeal Route: Gauhati HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/04/2110158-gauhati-hc-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Hotel’s Service Tax Demand Challenge Must Go Through Statutory Appeal Route: Gauhati HC [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Strikes Down Penalties u/s 78, Finds No Wilful Misstatement in Service Tax Lapses [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/26/2108105-cestat-strikesdown-penalties.webp "CESTAT Strikes Down Penalties u/s 78, Finds No Wilful Misstatement in Service Tax Lapses [Read Order]")
![No Service Tax on Army Housing Projects before 01. 07.2010: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief to Sub-Contractor under Finance Act [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/31/2101221-service-tax-army-housing-projects-cestat-grants-partial-relief-sub-contractor-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Army Housing Projects before 01. 07.2010: CESTAT Grants Partial Relief to Sub-Contractor under Finance Act [Read Order]")
![Rent to Foreign Government Office Taxable Without MEA Certificate: CESTAT Confirms Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/30/2101058-rent-to-foreign-government-office-foreign-government-office-foreign-government-taxscan.webp "Rent to Foreign Government Office Taxable Without MEA Certificate: CESTAT Confirms Service Tax Demand [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 entity and is not liable to pay service tax on...
![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/2025/10/22/2099128-cisf-security-taxscan.webp "Semi Conductor Laboratory Not a Business Entity, Not Liable to Pay Service Tax on CISF Security Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT holds Exemption under Notification 19/2009-ST as Prospective, upholds Right to Tax Option under Rule 6(7B) [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has partly allowed an appeal filed by M/s Foundation One Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd., holding that while the...
![CESTAT holds Exemption under Notification 19/2009-ST as Prospective, upholds Right to Tax Option under Rule 6(7B) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/06/2094373-cestat-cestat-holds-exemption-exemption-under-notification-taxscan.webp "CESTAT holds Exemption under Notification 19/2009-ST as Prospective, upholds Right to Tax Option under Rule 6(7B) [Read Order]")
Refurbishing of Cranes Falls Under MMR Services, Not Motor Vehicles: CESTAT Quashes Demand on Limitation [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that refurbishing of cranes falls within the scope of Management, Maintenance or Repair (MMR) services and...
![Refurbishing of Cranes Falls Under MMR Services, Not Motor Vehicles: CESTAT Quashes Demand on Limitation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/29/2081774-mmr-services-motor-vehicles-cestat-demand-on-limitation-taxscan.webp "Refurbishing of Cranes Falls Under MMR Services, Not Motor Vehicles: CESTAT Quashes Demand on Limitation [Read Order]")
CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand Citing Backdated Agreement as Suppression; Limits Second SCN to Normal Period [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)upheld the service tax demand citing backdated agreement as suppression, but limited the second show cause notice to ...
![CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand Citing Backdated Agreement as Suppression; Limits Second SCN to Normal Period [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/25/2054248-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand Citing Backdated Agreement as Suppression; Limits Second SCN to Normal Period [Read Order]")
Mere booking of income as service charge in their balance sheet would not Transfer entire amount to a single activity under ‘Business Auxiliary Services’: CESTAT
Mere bald allegations in a notice are not enough to sustain the demand against the appellant. The New Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that...
Unexplained Delay of Over Three Years in Finalizing Service Tax Order: Patna HC Sets Aside Demand for Lack of Justification [Read Order]
The Patna High Court, set aside a service tax demand after finding an unexplained delay of over three years in finalizing the tax order, ruling that the department failed to justify the prolonged...
![Unexplained Delay of Over Three Years in Finalizing Service Tax Order: Patna HC Sets Aside Demand for Lack of Justification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/11/2042427-service-tax-order-patna-hc-demand-taxscan.webp "Unexplained Delay of Over Three Years in Finalizing Service Tax Order: Patna HC Sets Aside Demand for Lack of Justification [Read Order]")
Entire Liability Computed from Taxpayer's Records and Returns Filed Before SCN: CESTAT Rules Service Tax Penalty Unjustified [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a service tax penalty is not justified when the entire tax liability was calculated from the...
![Entire Liability Computed from Taxpayers Records and Returns Filed Before SCN: CESTAT Rules Service Tax Penalty Unjustified [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/09/2041827-entire-liability-computed-taxpayers-records-returns-filed-scn-cestat-rules-service-tax-penalty-unjustified-taxscan.webp "Entire Liability Computed from Taxpayers Records and Returns Filed Before SCN: CESTAT Rules Service Tax Penalty Unjustified [Read Order]")