https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=268712 The Tribunal confirmed service tax demands for laying pipelines under installation or commissioning service. It found a violation of natural justice principles in confirming one demand without a personal hearing, leading to a full waiver and stay. The denial of abatement benefit in the assessable value was overturned based on a previous case precedent. The appellants were deemed eligible for the abatement rate under specific notifications. The Tribunal discussed the potential impact of a previous judgment in the final decision. A pre-deposit of &8377;17.5 lakhs was ordered within four weeks to meet legal requirements, with a warning of appeal dismissal for non-compliance. en-us Mon, 20 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=268712 The Tribunal confirmed service tax demands for laying pipelines under installation or commissioning service. It found a violation of natural justice principles in confirming one demand without a personal hearing, leading to a full waiver and stay. The denial of abatement benefit in the assessable value was overturned based on a previous case precedent. The appellants were deemed eligible for the abatement rate under specific notifications. The Tribunal discussed the potential impact of a previous judgment in the final decision. A pre-deposit of &8377;17.5 lakhs was ordered within four weeks to meet legal requirements, with a warning of appeal dismissal for non-compliance. Case-Laws Service Tax Mon, 20 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=268712