![Customs Cannot Override DGFT’s EODC: CESTAT Sets Aside Duty and Penalty on Vedanta Ltd [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/2122287-customs-cannot-override-dgfts-eodc-cestat-sets-aside-duty-penalty-vedanta-ltd.webp "Customs Cannot Override DGFT’s EODC: CESTAT Sets Aside Duty and Penalty on Vedanta Ltd [Read Order]")
Customs Cannot Override DGFT’s EODC: CESTAT Sets Aside Duty and Penalty on Vedanta Ltd [Read Order]
The Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside the duty and penalties imposed on Vedanta Ltd,...
![Grant of Mining Rights is Exercise of Sovereign Function, Covered Under Negative List: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/2122214-grant-mining-rights-exercise-sovereign-function-negative-list-cestat-taxscan.webp "Grant of Mining Rights is Exercise of Sovereign Function, Covered Under Negative List: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Confederation Indian Industry Not Liable to Service Tax on Convention Reimbursements and MES Income: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/27/2122013-confederation-indian-industry-not-liable-service-tax-taxscan.jfif "Confederation Indian Industry Not Liable to Service Tax on Convention Reimbursements and MES Income: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Co-Owners of Rental Property cannot be Association of Persons for Joint Service Tax Assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/23/2121600-co-owners-of-rental-property-service-tax-taxscan.jfif "Co-Owners of Rental Property cannot be Association of Persons for Joint Service Tax Assessment: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Book Entry showing Service Tax as Expense does not Prove Unjust Enrichment: CESTAT sets aside Refund Credited to Consumer Welfare Fund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/22/2121464-book-entry-showing-service-tax-as-expense-prove-unjust-enrichment-cestat-refund-credited-consumer-welfare-fund-taxscan.webp "Book Entry showing Service Tax as Expense does not Prove Unjust Enrichment: CESTAT sets aside Refund Credited to Consumer Welfare Fund [Read Order]")
Retail Visual Identity Elements are Immovable Once Installed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) quashed the excise duty demand on Retail Visual Identity (RVI) elements as they become immovable once they are installed. These are also...
![Retail Visual Identity Elements are Immovable Once Installed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/22/2121341-retail-visual-identity-elements-immovable-once-installed-cestat-quashes-excise-duty-demand.webp "Retail Visual Identity Elements are Immovable Once Installed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Service Tax Paid by Mistake Cannot Be Adjusted Against Future Liability: CESTAT Directs TVS Motor to Seek Refund [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax paid by mistake cannot adjust against future service tax liability and must claimed only...
![Service Tax Paid by Mistake Cannot Be Adjusted Against Future Liability: CESTAT Directs TVS Motor to Seek Refund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/22/2121289-service-tax-paid-future-liability-cestat-tvs-motor-refund-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Paid by Mistake Cannot Be Adjusted Against Future Liability: CESTAT Directs TVS Motor to Seek Refund [Read Order]")
![Windmills Not Immovable Property: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Sundaram Fasteners [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/21/2121171-windmills-not-immovable-property-cestat-quashes-service-tax-demand-on-sundaram-fasteners-taxscan.webp "Windmills Not Immovable Property: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Sundaram Fasteners [Read Order]")
Article 243W Does not Grant Tax Immunity to Private Contractors: CESTAT confirms Service Tax on Park & Garden Maintenance [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Chennai held that Article 243W of the Constitution does not grant tax immunity to private contractors executing outsourced...
![Article 243W Does not Grant Tax Immunity to Private Contractors: CESTAT confirms Service Tax on Park & Garden Maintenance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/21/2121205-cestat-chennai-park-maintenance-garden-maintenance-service-tax-on-park-maintenance-private-contractors-service-tax-park-and-garden-maintenance-service-cestat-service-tax-on-park-and-garden-maintenance.webp "Article 243W Does not Grant Tax Immunity to Private Contractors: CESTAT confirms Service Tax on Park & Garden Maintenance [Read Order]")
Service Tax Exemption Not Automatic for SEZ Supplies, Authorised Operations Proof Mandatory: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) held that service tax exemption for services supplied to SEZ (Special Economic Zone) units/developers is not...
![Service Tax Exemption Not Automatic for SEZ Supplies, Authorised Operations Proof Mandatory: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/21/2121206-service-tax-exemption-automatic-sez-supplies-authorised-operations-proof-mandatory-cestat-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Exemption Not Automatic for SEZ Supplies, Authorised Operations Proof Mandatory: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Mahatma Gandhi University Eligible for ₹1.47 Cr Service Tax Refund on Legal, Security, Manpower & Works Contract Services: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise, Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Jaipur has ruled that Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Science and Technology is not a body corporate and directed the refund of...
![Mahatma Gandhi University Eligible for ₹1.47 Cr Service Tax Refund on Legal, Security, Manpower & Works Contract Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/20/2120954-manpower-services-taxscan.webp "Mahatma Gandhi University Eligible for ₹1.47 Cr Service Tax Refund on Legal, Security, Manpower & Works Contract Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
‘Amazon Internet Services Not An ‘Intermediary’: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Data Hosting Services [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) held that Amazon Web Services’ India arm is not an “intermediary” and set aside service tax demands raised...
![‘Amazon Internet Services Not An ‘Intermediary’: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Data Hosting Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/20/2120867-amazon-internet-services-not-an-intermediary-taxscan.webp "‘Amazon Internet Services Not An ‘Intermediary’: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on Data Hosting Services [Read Order]")