https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=148457 The Tribunal granted the appellant's request for waiver of pre-deposit of Service Tax, interest, and penalties. It held that tax liability, as per statutory provisions, cannot be altered by private agreements. The demands pre-dated the amendment shifting the liability to the service recipient, thus relieving the appellant of liability. Recovery was stayed during the appeal's pendency, and stay petitions were allowed. en-us Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:44:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=148457 The Tribunal granted the appellant's request for waiver of pre-deposit of Service Tax, interest, and penalties. It held that tax liability, as per statutory provisions, cannot be altered by private agreements. The demands pre-dated the amendment shifting the liability to the service recipient, thus relieving the appellant of liability. Recovery was stayed during the appeal's pendency, and stay petitions were allowed. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=148457