https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=31218 The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, Chennai confirmed a demand of service tax of over Rs. 3.33 lakhs against the appellants for the period between 2005 to April 2006 under Section 73 of the Finance Act, 1994. Penalties under Sections 76 to 78 were imposed, with the penalty under Section 78 being the highest at Rs. 3,33,451. The appellants sought a waiver of pre-deposit and stay of recovery due to confusion regarding liability to pay service tax by construction contractors during the relevant period. The Tribunal directed the appellants to pre-deposit only Rs. 11,000 within four weeks, emphasizing compliance. en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=31218 The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, Chennai confirmed a demand of service tax of over Rs. 3.33 lakhs against the appellants for the period between 2005 to April 2006 under Section 73 of the Finance Act, 1994. Penalties under Sections 76 to 78 were imposed, with the penalty under Section 78 being the highest at Rs. 3,33,451. The appellants sought a waiver of pre-deposit and stay of recovery due to confusion regarding liability to pay service tax by construction contractors during the relevant period. The Tribunal directed the appellants to pre-deposit only Rs. 11,000 within four weeks, emphasizing compliance. Case-Laws Service Tax Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=31218