CESTAT Rulings


Allows credit on employees' health insurance; 2011 amendment restricted to travel insurance 

CESTAT grants CENVAT credit of service tax paid on premium towards health insurance of factory employees; States that amendment to Rule 2(l) of CENVAT Credit Rules w.e.f. April 1, 2011 excluding insur...View More

M&A advisory services not "Management Consultancy" pre-2001; Applies 'DSP Merrill Lynch' ratio

CESTAT rules in favour of Kotak Mahindra Capital (assessee), reiterates non-taxability of advisory & consultancy services in relation to Mergers & Acquisitions as “Management Consultancy...View More

Salary / expenses reimbursements by Indian HO to overseas branches outside Sec 66A purview 

CESTAT rules in favour of assessee, no service tax payable by Indian HO on salary and other expenses remitted / reimbursed to overseas branches, on reverse charge basis u/s 66A of Finance Act; Sec 66A...View More

Cannot reject quarterly refund for prior export-invoice, when adjudication-order silent on issue 

CESTAT grants refund of unutilized CENVAT credit under Rule 5 of CENVAT Credit Rules upon export of services, finding same within time limit of 1 year from end of quarter to which it relates; Though C...View More

Allows Rule 5 refund of unutilized CENVAT credit on closure of unit 

CESTAT allows refund of unutilized CENVAT credit under Rule 5 of CENVAT Credit Rules absent possibility of utilization in future on account of closure of unit; Accepts assessee's reliance on Karnataka...View More

Procuring services for Participating Group Cos. on cost sharing basis, not 'BSS' 

CESTAT rules in favour of Reliance ADA Group (assessee), activity of procuring services on behalf of Participating Group Cos. under ‘cost sharing arrangement’ not taxable as Business Suppo...View More

Packing parts / components to constitute 'Gas Conversion Kits' amounts to "manufacture", dutiable 

CESTAT allows Revenue appeal, packing together of components and manufactured parts in a carton box and clearance thereof as 'Gas Conversion Kits' (GCK) amounts to 'manufacture' in terms of Sec 2(f) o...View More

Grants exemption on supplies for use in construction of Indian Navy warships 

CESTAT allows assessee's appeal, extends exemption under Notification No. 64/95-CE in respect of goods supplied for construction of warships of Indian Navy; Notes that, goods i.e. circuit breakers and...View More

No duty on coffee decoction samples withdrawn for testing at in-house laboratory 

CESTAT allows assessee’s appeal, drawing of samples of coffee decoction for quality testing purposes not liable to excise duty; It is common sense that manufacturing of final product is not comp...View More

Treating body mounting onto chassis as ‘service’, not construable as intentional excise evasion 

No extended period of limitation invokable where Revenue has accepted discharge of service tax by assessee towards mounting of fabricated vehicle bodies onto their chassis on behalf of principal custo...View More