Governmental Authorities Not ‘Business Entities’: CESTAT Rules HIMUDA Not Liable under RCM for Legal Services [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has held that the Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban...
![CBEC’s 2016 Circular Clarifying Classification of Micronutrients and PGRs is Prospective: CESTAT Sets Aside Excise Duty Demands [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/06/250x150_2094396-cbec-2016-pgr-cestat-excise-duty-demands-taxscan.webp "CBEC’s 2016 Circular Clarifying Classification of Micronutrients and PGRs is Prospective: CESTAT Sets Aside Excise Duty Demands [Read Order]")
![Extended Limitation cannot be Invoked Once Facts already Disclosed in Returns: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/04/250x150_2093832-extended-limitation-invoked-once-facts-disclosed-in-returns-cestat-taxscan.webp "Extended Limitation cannot be Invoked Once Facts already Disclosed in Returns: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Rule 25(1) of Central Excise Applies Only for Removal or Accounting Violations, Not for Facilitation of Fake Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/04/250x150_2093772-fake-credit-penalty-taxscan.webp "Rule 25(1) of Central Excise Applies Only for Removal or Accounting Violations, Not for Facilitation of Fake Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Fraudulent GST ITC Claim from Non-Existent Supplier: Delhi HC Dismisses Writ Petition, Upholds Finality of Order and Ledger Blocking [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/30/250x150_2092823-gst-itc-claim-gst-fraudulent-gst-itc-claim-non-existent-supplier-taxscan.webp "Fraudulent GST ITC Claim from Non-Existent Supplier: Delhi HC Dismisses Writ Petition, Upholds Finality of Order and Ledger Blocking [Read Order]")
![CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand on Manpower Supply Services [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/29/500x300_2092352-cestat-service-tax-service-tax-demand-manpower-supply-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand on Manpower Supply Services [Read Order]")
Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) ruled that commissions paid by Indian Railways to overseas agents for selling Indrail passes before 1 October 2012...
![Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/500x300_2090341-gst-council-meeting-gst-council-gst-exemption-for-railway-indian-railways-gst-news-taxscan.webp "Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]")
Services to IIMs and XLRI Are Educational Support, Not ‘Commercial Training and Coaching’ : CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that merely providing infrastructure, technology, and marketing support to premier institutions like ...
![Services to IIMs and XLRI Are Educational Support, Not ‘Commercial Training and Coaching’ : CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/16/500x300_2087747-educational-support-taxscan.webp "Services to IIMs and XLRI Are Educational Support, Not ‘Commercial Training and Coaching’ : CESTAT [Read Order]")
GST Dept Must issue Separate Notices for Each Financial Year: Madras HC Strikes Down Bunched Notices for 2018-2024 [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has held that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department cannot issue consolidated or “bunched” show cause notices covering multiple financial years, and that each financial...
![GST Dept Must issue Separate Notices for Each Financial Year: Madras HC Strikes Down Bunched Notices for 2018-2024 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/11/500x300_2085483-due-diligence-for-notices-assam-gst-dept-adjudication-adjudication-completion-taxscan-1-2.webp "GST Dept Must issue Separate Notices for Each Financial Year: Madras HC Strikes Down Bunched Notices for 2018-2024 [Read Order]")
Officer unaware of GST Act Search and Seizure Provisions: Allahabad HC directs 3 Months Training and quashes Seizure Order [Read Order]
The Allahabad High Court has recently quashed a seizure order passed under the GST Act after finding that the concerned officer acted without understanding the law. In M/s MLV Constructions...
![Officer unaware of GST Act Search and Seizure Provisions: Allahabad HC directs 3 Months Training and quashes Seizure Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/01/500x300_2083036-gst-act-search-seizure-provisions-allahabad-hc-seizure-order-taxscan.webp "Officer unaware of GST Act Search and Seizure Provisions: Allahabad HC directs 3 Months Training and quashes Seizure Order [Read Order]")
Supreme Court Upholds Fees Collected by Electricity Regulators Are Not Liable to GST, Dismissing DGGI’s Challenge [Read Order]
The Supreme Court of India upheld the Delhi High Court’s ruling that fees collected by electricity regulators are not liable to Goods and Services Tax (GST). The Central Electricity Regulatory...
![Supreme Court Upholds Fees Collected by Electricity Regulators Are Not Liable to GST, Dismissing DGGI’s Challenge [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/28/500x300_2081650-supreme-court-electricity-regulators-gst-dggis-challenge-dismissing-dggis-challenge-taxscan.webp "Supreme Court Upholds Fees Collected by Electricity Regulators Are Not Liable to GST, Dismissing DGGI’s Challenge [Read Order]")
Late GST Appeal and Non-Reply to SCN: Madras HC Orders Fresh Adjudication on Additional 15% Tax Deposit from ECL [Read Order]
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has set aside three GST (Goods and Services tax) orders and the corresponding appellate rejections, despite the petitioner’s delay in filing appeals and...
![Late GST Appeal and Non-Reply to SCN: Madras HC Orders Fresh Adjudication on Additional 15% Tax Deposit from ECL [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/14/500x300_2076697-evidences-in-gst-appellate-tribunal-appeal-a-guide-under-rule-112-central-gst-rules-taxscan.webp "Late GST Appeal and Non-Reply to SCN: Madras HC Orders Fresh Adjudication on Additional 15% Tax Deposit from ECL [Read Order]")