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Issues: Whether the direction requiring a pre-deposit of Rs. 60 lakhs with proportionate interest, as a condition for hearing the service tax appeal arising from construction contracts, should be modified in light of the assessee's plea that only a limited portion of the gross receipts represented the taxable service component.
Analysis: The appeal concerned a stay/pre-deposit order passed in a service tax dispute relating to construction contracts for the period April 2007 to March 2009. The assessee maintained that only about 20% of the value of the contracts represented service components and that the sums already deposited exceeded that proportion. The Court treated this contention as a matter going to the merits of the appeal and noted that the pre-deposit direction was based on the view that abatement under Notification No. 1/2006-S.T. was not available. In that background, the Court found it appropriate to intervene in the pre-deposit condition.
Conclusion: The direction to deposit Rs. 60 lakhs with proportionate interest was modified and reduced to a deposit of Rs. 20 lakhs as a condition for hearing the appeal, to be paid within six weeks.
Final Conclusion: The assessee obtained partial relief on the stay condition, with the pre-deposit requirement substantially reduced while the appeal itself remained to be decided on merits.
Ratio Decidendi: A pre-deposit condition in a tax appeal may be modified where the Court finds a prima facie basis showing that the dispute over the taxable component is a merits issue and the original deposit direction is excessive in the circumstances.
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