https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=236162 The Supreme Court upheld the confirmation of demand for service tax and cess by the Tribunal, including interest on air tickets sold before and after a specific date. The Court rejected the appellant's plea for staying the demand of service tax but stayed the recovery of penalty amounting to Rs. 16.75 Cr. until the appeal's final disposal, considering the appellant had paid the penalty under Section 78 and lacked fraudulent intent. The appellant was granted four weeks to deposit the remaining Rs. 7 Cr. towards service tax for expedited resolution of the appeal. en-us Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:48:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=236162 The Supreme Court upheld the confirmation of demand for service tax and cess by the Tribunal, including interest on air tickets sold before and after a specific date. The Court rejected the appellant's plea for staying the demand of service tax but stayed the recovery of penalty amounting to Rs. 16.75 Cr. until the appeal's final disposal, considering the appellant had paid the penalty under Section 78 and lacked fraudulent intent. The appellant was granted four weeks to deposit the remaining Rs. 7 Cr. towards service tax for expedited resolution of the appeal. Case-Laws Service Tax Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=236162