High Court Suspends Service Tax Demand on Royalty, Orders Counter Affidavits and Temporary Stay of Impugned Order

HC stayed service tax demand on royalty, directing respondents to file counter affidavits within 4 weeks and petitioner to file rejoinder within 2 weeks. Case to be heard alongside a related matter, with the impugned order suspended pending further judicial review.

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The High Court of Allahabad heard a case involving service tax on royalty. The petitioner was represented by Akshay Gupta, while the respondents were represented by Amit Mahajan and Anant Tiwari. The court directed all respondents to file counter affidavits within four weeks, with the petitioner allowed two weeks to file a rejoinder affidavit. The impugned order demanding service tax on royalty was stayed until further orders. The case was to be connected with another related case for hearing.

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