https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235190 The tribunal denied the applicant's request for a complete waiver of the pre-deposit of Service Tax amounting to Rs.21,53,565. Instead, the applicants were directed to deposit Rs.10 lakhs within six weeks to partially meet the demand. The tribunal ruled that the contract with the Chinese firm involved activities beyond laying pipes, including the production of concrete coated pipes and tasks related to open cut river crossing. The pre-deposit requirement for the remaining dues was waived upon the initial deposit, and any recovery was stayed pending the appeal. en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:12:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235190 The tribunal denied the applicant's request for a complete waiver of the pre-deposit of Service Tax amounting to Rs.21,53,565. Instead, the applicants were directed to deposit Rs.10 lakhs within six weeks to partially meet the demand. The tribunal ruled that the contract with the Chinese firm involved activities beyond laying pipes, including the production of concrete coated pipes and tasks related to open cut river crossing. The pre-deposit requirement for the remaining dues was waived upon the initial deposit, and any recovery was stayed pending the appeal. Case-Laws Service Tax Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235190