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of <h1>Tribunal Rules on Service Tax for Cancellation Charges and Penalties</h1> <h3>M/s. Jaipur Jewellery Show Versus C.C.E. & S.T. Jaipur</h3> M/s. Jaipur Jewellery Show Versus C.C.E. & S.T. Jaipur - 2017 (49) S.T.R. 313 (Tri. - Del.) Issues involved:1. Valuation of services provided under Business Exhibition Services.2. Penalties imposed for violation of booth sizes and enhanced booth height.3. Invocation of longer period of limitation for initiating proceedings.Detailed Analysis:1. The first issue pertains to the valuation of services under Business Exhibition Services. The dispute revolves around cancellation charges retained by the appellant when customers cancel booth bookings. The Revenue argues that these charges are liable to service tax as the booths were pre-booked. However, the appellant contends that these charges have no nexus with the services provided. The tribunal ruled that since no booths were ultimately rented out and no service was provided, the cancellation charges cannot be considered as consideration for the services, hence not liable to service tax.2. The second issue concerns penalties imposed for violating booth sizes and enhancing booth height. The Revenue asserted that these penalties are part of the value of services provided. The tribunal found that the penalties were charged for extra space availed by the customers due to increased booth size. Despite being named as penalties, the amount received is considered as consideration for the additional space provided, thus liable to service tax.3. The third issue involves the invocation of a longer period of limitation for initiating proceedings against the appellant. The appellant argued that since the excess charges were reflected in their balance sheet, there was no suppression of information to warrant the extended period of limitation. Citing precedents, the tribunal held that in the absence of evidence showing malafide intent or suppression by the appellant, the longer period of limitation cannot be justified. Consequently, the demand beyond the normal limitation period was deemed unsustainable, leading to the appeal's allowance with consequential relief to the appellant.
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