Service Tax Judgements

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

The CESTAT, Delhi in the matter of M/s Mec Shot Blasting Equipment Ltd v Commissioner, CGST [ORDER NO. 50626 / 2022 dated July 18, 2022] has held thatthe service tax cannot be levied on the company for payment of rent to the director unless such prem

This judgement will be helpful in similar disputes where the job work services or man power services are subject matter of dispute. The Apex Court in this case depends on terms and conditions of the agreement between the parties and found that there

The CESTAT, Delhi in M/s Rajasthan Rajya VidhyutPrasaran Nigam Ltd. v. Commissioner of CGST, Customs [Service Tax Appeal No. 53020 of 2018 dated January 01, 2022] set aside the order passed by the Revenue Department confirming demand of service tax o

The CESTAT, New Delhi in M/S Subhash Light House v. Commissioner, Central Goods & Service [Service Tax Appeal No. 50176 of 2019 Tax, Audit-II dated February 02, 2022] held that the gensets were made available for delivery to the clients as per the ag