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𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 – 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗚𝗚𝗜 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱: "Indirect tax departments' consistent practice of issuing SCNs by one authority and adjudication by another is valid under law. SCN issued by DGGI is not without jurisdiction. Writ petition dismissed."

𝗖𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱: "Cenvat credit is admissible for expansion, renovation, or modernization of an existing Jetty. Appeal allowed."

𝗖𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱: "Welding electrodes used in the manufacturing unit are eligible for Cenvat Credit. Appeal allowed."

𝗖𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗘𝗭 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱: "Services related to erection, commissioning, and installation consumed wholly within SEZ are exempt from service tax. Appeal allowed."

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗕𝗜 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱: "Commission received by Scheduled Banks for rendering banking or financial services to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is exempt from service tax. Revenue appeal dismissed."

𝗖𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱: "Painting work on old buildings is covered under the definition of 'works contract.' Appeal allowed."

𝗖𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗸𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱: "No need for one-to-one co-relation of services to export goods for refund claims. Appeal allowed."

𝗖𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱: "Service tax paid along with interest without a show cause notice, so penalty under extended period cannot be imposed. Appeal allowed."

𝗖𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗔𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱: "Tax already paid to the Government can be adjusted towards liability for a subsequent period. Assessee need not follow the refund process under Section 11B. Appeal allowed."

𝗖𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱: Services provided to overseas entities, including after-sales support and engineering support services, qualify as exports under Rule 6A of Service Tax Rules, not intermediary services. Refund allowed.