Service Tax Judgements

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

The Hon’ble High Court of Madras in the matter of M/s White Cliffs Hair Studio Private Ltd v. Additional Commissioner, Office of the Principal Commissioner of CGST and Central Excise, Chennai [WP.No.12198 of 2019 dated July 08, 2018] set aside the or

The Hon’ble High Court, Karnataka in the matter ofM/s Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science v. Principal Additional Director General and Ors. [Writ Petition No.57941 of 2018 dated July 26, 2022] held that Service Tax cannot be levied on affiliati

The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/s. Total Environment Building Systems Pvt. Ltd. v. The Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes & Ors.[CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 8673-8684 OF 2013 dated August 02,2022] upheld the decision of the Commissio

The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the matter ofCommissioner of Service Tax Delhi v Quick Heal Technologies Limited [Civil Appeal No. 5167 of 2022 dated August 5, 2022] has held that Service Tax cannot be levied again on antivirus software sold in