![VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/26/500x300_2121966-vat-kolangal-dubbed-serials-cestat-service-tax-demand-ananda-vikatan-taxscan.webp "VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]")
VAT paid on Sale of Copyright of ‘Kolangal’ Dubbed Serials: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Ananda Vikatan [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has quashed the service tax demand raised on Ananda Vikatan...
![Tobacco Leaves Threshing Not Taxable under BAS: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/25/250x150_2121843-tobacco-leaves-bas-cestat-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Tobacco Leaves Threshing Not Taxable under BAS: CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/24/250x150_2121756-bona-fide-belief-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Bona Fide Belief Bars Extended Limitation u/s 73: CESTAT Quashes ₹3.72 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Landscaping & Garden Maintenance Taxable as ‘Management, Maintenance or Repair Service’: CESTAT upholds Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/21/250x150_2121187-landscaping-garden-maintenance-taxable-management-maintenance-repair-service.webp "Landscaping & Garden Maintenance Taxable as ‘Management, Maintenance or Repair Service’: CESTAT upholds Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Agent’ u/s 65(7) Not Equivalent to ‘Legal Heir Status: Orissa HC Rules Service Tax against Dead Person Not Tenable in Eye of Law [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/250x150_2120220-agent-us-657-not-equivalent-to-legal-heir-status-orissa-hc-rules-service-tax-against-dead-person-not-tenable-in-eye-of-law-taxscan.webp "Agent’ u/s 65(7) Not Equivalent to ‘Legal Heir Status: Orissa HC Rules Service Tax against Dead Person Not Tenable in Eye of Law [Read Order]")
Mere ITR Disclosure Cannot Trigger Service Tax Levy without Identifying Service & Recipient: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), held that mere disclosure of turnover/income in an Income Tax Return ( ITR ) cannot automatically lead to Service...
![Mere ITR Disclosure Cannot Trigger Service Tax Levy without Identifying Service & Recipient: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/15/500x300_2119877-cestat-mumbai-service-tax-service-tax-levy-service-tax-recipient-tax-demand-invalid-cestat-service-tax-ruling-itr-disclosure-service-tax-service-tax-levy-itr-disclosure-cannot-trigger-service-tax-levy-taxscan.webp "Mere ITR Disclosure Cannot Trigger Service Tax Levy without Identifying Service & Recipient: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Based Only on Income Tax Data without Verification and Corroborative Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Kolkata held that a service tax demand raised solely on the basis of third-party information received from...
![Service Tax Demand Based Only on Income Tax Data without Verification and Corroborative Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/14/500x300_2119708-service-tax-demand-based-only-on-income-tax-data-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Based Only on Income Tax Data without Verification and Corroborative Evidence Unsustainable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Manufacturing Process Cannot Be Taxed as Service: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand of Rs. 18.37 Lakh in Job Work Dispute [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) at New Delhi, held that activities accepted as “manufacture” for excise duty cannot be reclassified as services...
![Manufacturing Process Cannot Be Taxed as Service: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand of Rs. 18.37 Lakh in Job Work Dispute [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/10/500x300_2118189-manufacturing-process-cannot-be-taxed-service-taxscan.jfif "Manufacturing Process Cannot Be Taxed as Service: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand of Rs. 18.37 Lakh in Job Work Dispute [Read Order]")
Madras HC Quashes Service Tax Demand on Chennai Police for Bundobast Services, Holds Sovereign Functions Not Taxable before 1 June 2012 [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court quashed the service tax demand raised on the Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate for providing Bundobast and security services, holding that such...
![Madras HC Quashes Service Tax Demand on Chennai Police for Bundobast Services, Holds Sovereign Functions Not Taxable before 1 June 2012 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/06/500x300_2117254-madras-hc-service-tax-demand-taxscan.jfif "Madras HC Quashes Service Tax Demand on Chennai Police for Bundobast Services, Holds Sovereign Functions Not Taxable before 1 June 2012 [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand upheld for Willful Suppression and Non-Filing of Returns: CESTAT Confirms ₹1.30 Lakh on Works Contract and Erection Services [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) upheld a ₹1.30 lakh service tax demand for FY 2016-17, invoking extended limitation under Section 73(1) due to...
![Service Tax Demand upheld for Willful Suppression and Non-Filing of Returns: CESTAT Confirms ₹1.30 Lakh on Works Contract and Erection Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/03/500x300_2116944-service-tax-demand-upheld-willful-suppression-non-filing-returns-cestat-confirms-works-contract-erection-services-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand upheld for Willful Suppression and Non-Filing of Returns: CESTAT Confirms ₹1.30 Lakh on Works Contract and Erection Services [Read Order]")
Works Contract Service Tax Demand of Rs. 2.30L: CESTAT Orders Fresh Assessment of Abatement and Reverse Charge Benefits [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) remanded a ₹2.30 lakh service tax demand for Works Contract Service for FY 2014-15 and directed consideration of...
![Works Contract Service Tax Demand of Rs. 2.30L: CESTAT Orders Fresh Assessment of Abatement and Reverse Charge Benefits [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/03/500x300_2116874-works-contract-service-tax-demand-cestat-orders-fresh-assessment-abatement-reverse-charge-benefits-taxscan.webp "Works Contract Service Tax Demand of Rs. 2.30L: CESTAT Orders Fresh Assessment of Abatement and Reverse Charge Benefits [Read Order]")