https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251789 The Tribunal held the appellant liable to pay service tax on rental charges collected on water meters, treating the service as 'Supply of Tangible Goods' service. Despite the appellant's argument of being a statutory body, the charges were deemed taxable as they met the statutory definition. The Tribunal emphasized that the charges were not a compulsory levy per relevant statute and required a deposit of &8377; 50 lakhs for the appeal to proceed, with a waiver of pre-deposit of the balance dues and a stay against recovery during the appeal period upon compliance. en-us Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 28 Sep 2014 09:06:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251789 The Tribunal held the appellant liable to pay service tax on rental charges collected on water meters, treating the service as 'Supply of Tangible Goods' service. Despite the appellant's argument of being a statutory body, the charges were deemed taxable as they met the statutory definition. The Tribunal emphasized that the charges were not a compulsory levy per relevant statute and required a deposit of &8377; 50 lakhs for the appeal to proceed, with a waiver of pre-deposit of the balance dues and a stay against recovery during the appeal period upon compliance. Case-Laws Service Tax Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251789