![Management Consultancy Service is Self Service, not Business Support or Auxiliary Service: CESTAT Rules No Tax Applicable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/14/2129249-management-consultancy-service-is-self-service-not-business-support-or-auxiliary-service-site-imagejpg.webp "Management Consultancy Service is Self Service, not Business Support or Auxiliary Service: CESTAT Rules No Tax Applicable [Read Order]")
Management Consultancy Service is Self Service, not Business Support or Auxiliary Service: CESTAT Rules No Tax Applicable [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad Bench, reiterated that management consultancyservice is not covered within...
![No Service Tax on Notice Pay and Bond Money Recovered from Outgoing Employees: CESTAT Entitles Maruti Suzuki to Refund u/s 11BB [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/12/2129015-no-service-tax-on-notice-pay-and-bond-money-site-imagejpg.webp "No Service Tax on Notice Pay and Bond Money Recovered from Outgoing Employees: CESTAT Entitles Maruti Suzuki to Refund u/s 11BB [Read Order]")
![Manufacturing Activity Cannot be Treated as Exempted Service: CESTAT Sets Aside CENVAT Credit Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/09/2128526-manufacturing-activity-cannot-be-treated-as-exempted-servicejpg.webp "Manufacturing Activity Cannot be Treated as Exempted Service: CESTAT Sets Aside CENVAT Credit Demand [Read Order]")
![Import of Spare Power Supply Not Subject to BIS Licence Requirement: CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Confiscation and Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/09/2128478-import-of-spare-power-supply-subject-bis-licence-requirement-cestat-customs-confiscation-penalty-.webp "Import of Spare Power Supply Not Subject to BIS Licence Requirement: CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Confiscation and Penalty [Read Order]")
15% Retention on Statutory Port Dues is Reimbursement of Overheads, Not Commission Under BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise andService Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Hyderabad has clarified that the 15% retention on statutory port dues was only a reimbursement of overheads and taxes permitted under...
![15% Retention on Statutory Port Dues is Reimbursement of Overheads, Not Commission Under BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/07/2128275-15-retention-on-statutoryjpg.webp "15% Retention on Statutory Port Dues is Reimbursement of Overheads, Not Commission Under BAS: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax Penalty Imposed not Permissible as Land Belongs to Govt of Meghalaya, Not Intended for Sale: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, allowed an appeal wherein the penalty imposed was not permissible as the subject land belonged to the Government of...
![Service Tax Penalty Imposed not Permissible as Land Belongs to Govt of Meghalaya, Not Intended for Sale: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/06/2128112-service-tax-penalty-imposed-not-permissible-as-land-belongs-to-govt-of-meghalayajpg.webp "Service Tax Penalty Imposed not Permissible as Land Belongs to Govt of Meghalaya, Not Intended for Sale: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]")
![Govt Liable to Reimburse Additional GST from Tax Neutrality Mechanism: Allahabad HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/06/2128064-govt-liable-to-reimburse-additional-gst-tax-neutrality-mechanism-allahabad-hc.webp "Govt Liable to Reimburse Additional GST from Tax Neutrality Mechanism: Allahabad HC [Read Order]")
Superstar Rajinikanth Wins Appeal: CESTAT Rules Renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for Hotel Use Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) allowed the appeal filed by Superstar Rajinikanth and held that renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for running a...
![Superstar Rajinikanth Wins Appeal: CESTAT Rules Renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for Hotel Use Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127967-ranjnikanthjpg.webp "Superstar Rajinikanth Wins Appeal: CESTAT Rules Renting of Raghavendra Mandapam for Hotel Use Not Liable to Service Tax [Read Order]")
CESTAT Confirms ₹16.78 Crore Service Tax Demand and Equal Penalty on Wrongful Double Availment of Cenvat Credit [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad, has upheld a service tax demand of ₹16.78 crore along with an equal penalty under Section 78 of the...
![CESTAT Confirms ₹16.78 Crore Service Tax Demand and Equal Penalty on Wrongful Double Availment of Cenvat Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127927-cestat-confirms-service-tax-demand-and-equal-penalty-wrongful-double-availment-cenvat-credit-.webp "CESTAT Confirms ₹16.78 Crore Service Tax Demand and Equal Penalty on Wrongful Double Availment of Cenvat Credit [Read Order]")
GST Demand on Plot Allotment Cannot Be Challenged in Writ When Dispute is Contractual: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking refund of money deposited for allotment of commercial plots and held that such dispute arising from contractual...
![GST Demand on Plot Allotment Cannot Be Challenged in Writ When Dispute is Contractual: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/05/2127900-contractualjpg.webp "GST Demand on Plot Allotment Cannot Be Challenged in Writ When Dispute is Contractual: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]")
CESTAT Reiterates Extended Period of Limitation Not Invokable When there is a Bona-fide Belief about Non-taxable/Exempted Nature of the Services [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) reiterated that extended period of limitation cannot be invoked when there is a bona-fide belief of the appellant that the nature of ...
![CESTAT Reiterates Extended Period of Limitation Not Invokable When there is a Bona-fide Belief about Non-taxable/Exempted Nature of the Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/04/2127764-cestat-reiterates-limitation-whenbona-fide-belief-exempted-nature-of-the-services-.webp "CESTAT Reiterates Extended Period of Limitation Not Invokable When there is a Bona-fide Belief about Non-taxable/Exempted Nature of the Services [Read Order]")