Appellate Tribunal rules in favor of appellant in service tax dispute, waives predeposit amount and grants stay petition.

The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, Kolkata ruled in favor of the appellant in a service tax dispute, accepting that the appellant provided only a crane on hire and not business support services. The tribunal waived the predeposit amount of Rs. 9,61,430 and stayed the recovery during the appeal, granting the stay petition.

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The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, Kolkata ruled in favor of the appellant in a service tax dispute. The demand for service tax was contested as the appellant claimed to have provided only a crane on hire, not business support services. The tribunal found merit in the appellant's contention, waived the predeposit of Rs. 9,61,430, and stayed the recovery during the appeal. Stay petition was allowed.

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