Works Contract Cannot Be Taxed as Residential Complex Construction Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Rs 80 Lakh Service Tax Demand, upholds Penalty for Non-Registration
The Chandigarh Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) held that composite works contracts cannot be taxed under...
![Settlement Amount Paid Towards Outstanding Rent Not Taxable as ‘Declared Service’: CESTAT Set asides Service Tax Demand Under RCM [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/30/250x150_2115852-settlement-amount-paid-towards-outstanding-rent-taxable-declared-service-cestat-set-service-tax-demand-under-rcm-taxscan.webp "Settlement Amount Paid Towards Outstanding Rent Not Taxable as ‘Declared Service’: CESTAT Set asides Service Tax Demand Under RCM [Read Order]")
![Textile Job Work on Per-Kg / Output Basis Is Not Manpower Supply: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demands [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/26/250x150_2115015-textile-job-work-per-kg-output-basis-manpower-supply-cestat-quashes-service-tax-demands-taxscan.webp "Textile Job Work on Per-Kg / Output Basis Is Not Manpower Supply: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demands [Read Order]")
![No Extended Limitation allowable without Mens Rea: CESTAT Quashes ₹18.95 Crore Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/26/250x150_2114989-no-extended-limitation-allowable-without-mens-rea-cestat-quashes-1895-crore-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "No Extended Limitation allowable without Mens Rea: CESTAT Quashes ₹18.95 Crore Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Revenue Sharing with Diagnostic Labs Not Taxable as BSS: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Hospital [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/250x150_2113380-revenue-sharing-diagnostic-labs-not-taxable-bss-cestat-service-tax-demand-hospital-taxscan.webp "Revenue Sharing with Diagnostic Labs Not Taxable as BSS: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand on Hospital [Read Order]")
Transport of Minerals Inside Mines Is Not ‘Mining Service’: CESTAT Rejects Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
TheCustoms, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata (CESTAT), has held that transportation of excavated minerals within a mining area cannot be taxed under the category of “Mining...
![Transport of Minerals Inside Mines Is Not ‘Mining Service’: CESTAT Rejects Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/500x300_2113228-transport-minerals-inside-mines-not-mining-service-cestat-rejects-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Transport of Minerals Inside Mines Is Not ‘Mining Service’: CESTAT Rejects Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
SCN Lacks Precise BAS Classification: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand against Amway Distributor [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) quashed the service tax demand against an Amway distributor since the Show Cause Notice (SCN) lacked clarity and...
![SCN Lacks Precise BAS Classification: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand against Amway Distributor [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/08/500x300_2111025-scn-lacks-precise-bas-classification-cestat-sets-aside-service-tax-demand-against-amway-distributor-taxscan.webp "SCN Lacks Precise BAS Classification: CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax Demand against Amway Distributor [Read Order]")
Reimbursement of Electricity Charges Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Ubico Network [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Exciseand Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax cannot be levied on the reimbursement of electricity charges, as electricity is ...
![Reimbursement of Electricity Charges Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Ubico Network [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/500x300_2113168-reimbursement-electricity-charges-taxable-service-cestat-sets-aside-service-tax-demand-ubico-network-taxscan.webp "Reimbursement of Electricity Charges Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand on Ubico Network [Read Order]")
Service Tax Demand Time-Barred for Sub Contractor where Principal Contractor Paid Service Tax: CESTAT Sets Aside Demand, Interest & Penalty [Read Order]
Relying on Supreme Court precedents, the tribunal held that once a demand is found to be time-barred, there is no occasion to examine the merits of the case. The Chennai Bench of the Customs,...
![Service Tax Demand Time-Barred for Sub Contractor where Principal Contractor Paid Service Tax: CESTAT Sets Aside Demand, Interest & Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/19/500x300_2113173-service-tax-demand-sub-contractor-cestat-taxscan.jfif "Service Tax Demand Time-Barred for Sub Contractor where Principal Contractor Paid Service Tax: CESTAT Sets Aside Demand, Interest & Penalty [Read Order]")
Leasing of Containers from Overseas Lessor Not ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside a Service Tax demand and ruled that the leasing of containers from foreign companies did not...
![Leasing of Containers from Overseas Lessor Not ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/500x300_2113051-leasing-containers-overseas-lessor-supply-tangible-goods-cestat-sets-aside-service-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "Leasing of Containers from Overseas Lessor Not ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Form 26AS Alone Cannot Sustain Service Tax Demand Without Precedent Review: CESTAT Orders Fresh Decision in One Month [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), remanded the service tax dispute arising solely from Form 26AS discrepancies, holding that such demand cannot be...
![Form 26AS Alone Cannot Sustain Service Tax Demand Without Precedent Review: CESTAT Orders Fresh Decision in One Month [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/500x300_2112502-form-26as-service-tax-demand-cestat-taxscan.jfif "Form 26AS Alone Cannot Sustain Service Tax Demand Without Precedent Review: CESTAT Orders Fresh Decision in One Month [Read Order]")
