https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=78025 The tribunal ruled in favor of the appellant in a case concerning the liability of service tax on freight procured from a supplier. The department claimed the appellant was liable for the service tax on freight, resulting in a confirmed demand and penalty. However, the tribunal found that as the supplier paid the freight and the consignee was not specified in the LR, the liability for service tax did not fall on the appellant. The tribunal held that it was not the appellant's responsibility to verify the supplier's payment of service tax, ultimately ruling in favor of the appellant and waiving the service tax, penalty, and interest requirements. en-us Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=78025 The tribunal ruled in favor of the appellant in a case concerning the liability of service tax on freight procured from a supplier. The department claimed the appellant was liable for the service tax on freight, resulting in a confirmed demand and penalty. However, the tribunal found that as the supplier paid the freight and the consignee was not specified in the LR, the liability for service tax did not fall on the appellant. The tribunal held that it was not the appellant's responsibility to verify the supplier's payment of service tax, ultimately ruling in favor of the appellant and waiving the service tax, penalty, and interest requirements. Case-Laws Service Tax Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=78025