https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=369042 The Court expressed doubts regarding the Comptroller and Auditor General of India's authority to conduct compulsory Service Tax audits under Rule 5A. It issued a stay on the audit communication, citing concerns about the validity of the rule and the Commissioner's power to authorize such audits by external parties. The Court highlighted the lack of specific saving provisions in the Central Goods and Service Tax Act for Rule 5A, preventing fresh audit proceedings. Consequently, the Court stayed the audit order and prohibited further Service Tax audits by the CAG on the petitioner pending further proceedings. en-us Wed, 17 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 May 2019 16:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=369042 The Court expressed doubts regarding the Comptroller and Auditor General of India's authority to conduct compulsory Service Tax audits under Rule 5A. It issued a stay on the audit communication, citing concerns about the validity of the rule and the Commissioner's power to authorize such audits by external parties. The Court highlighted the lack of specific saving provisions in the Central Goods and Service Tax Act for Rule 5A, preventing fresh audit proceedings. Consequently, the Court stayed the audit order and prohibited further Service Tax audits by the CAG on the petitioner pending further proceedings. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 17 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=369042