Skill Upgradation of Existing Workers Not ‘Vocational Training’: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand, Sets Aside Penalties

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Skill Upgradation of Existing Workers Not ‘Vocational Training’: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand, Sets Aside Penalties

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08/01/2026

By Mariya Paliwala

Skill Upgradation of Existing Workers Not ‘Vocational Training’: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand, Sets Aside Penalties

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The New Delhi of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) while quashing the service tax demand held that skill upgradation of existing workers is not ‘vocational training’. The bench of Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) upheld service tax demands against a Delhi-based company for providing commercial training…

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Mariya Paliwala https://www.jurishour.in/

Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.

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Skill Upgradation of Existing Workers Not ‘Vocational Training’: CESTAT Upholds Service Tax Demand, Sets Aside Penalties

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