Service Tax Judgements

The CESTAT, Chennai in M/s. Rani Meyyammai Towers v. Commissioner of Service Tax[Final Order No. 40307-40308 of 2023 dated April 26, 2023] has set aside the order demanding Service Tax on construction of flats under the category of Construction of Co

The CESTAT, Ahmedabad in Rudra Engineering v. C.C.E. & S.T.-Vadodara-I [Service Tax Appeal No.10535 of 2013 dated January 16, 2023] has set aside the order demanding Service Tax for alleged wrongly availing abatement and wrong classification of servi

The CESTAT, New Delhi in the matter of M/s. Maharaja Agrasen Hospital Charitable Trust v. the Commissioner of Service Tax, New Delhi – III [Service Tax Appeal No. 52193 of 2016 dated January 2, 2023] set aside the demand order passed by the Revenue D

The CESTAT, Ahmedabad in the matter of M/s. Drishty Communication Private Limited v. C.C.E. & S.T.-Rajkot [Service Tax Appeal No. 135 of 2012 dated January 5, 2023] has held that, advertising in newspapers or media agencies, where the role of the ass

The CESTAT, Mumbai in Credence Property Developers Pvt. Ltd v. Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise [Service Tax Appeal No. 85780 of 2020 dated January 5, 2023] has held that once the buyer of a flat cancelled the booking and the consideration for s

The CESTAT, Mumbai in Principal Commissioner, Service Tax v. M/s. National Institute of Bank Management [Service Tax Appeal No. 85892 of 2016 dated December 22, 2022] has held that mere non-payment of tax or non-discharge of liability does not suffic

The Central, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai ("the CESTAT") in the case of M/s. Sequoia Capital India Advisors Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise (Service Tax Appeal No. 87174 of 2019) dated December 01, 2022 held th

The CESTAT bench of Ahmedabad ("the Tribunal") in the case of Marwadi Shares & Finance Ltd. v. C.C.E &S.T.-Rajkot (Service Tax Appeal No. 12087 of 2017) held that the Service Tax is not liable to be paid on the amount collected from the customer as i

The CESTAT bench of Ahmedabad ("the Tribunal") in the case of Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd. v C.C.E. & ST(Service Tax Appeal No. 10193 of 2017)dated November 18, 2022 held that payment of one-time premium under renting of immovable property services

The CESTAT, therefore, held that the CBEC was not given authority under Section 93 of the Finance Act, hence it is not permitted to provide exemptions or alter those already granted by the Central Government. As a result, the CBEC's circular cannot c