https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=31827 The Tribunal ruled in favor of the Revenue, confirming the demand for Service Tax against the applicant for providing business auxiliary services on behalf of clients. The Tribunal rejected the applicant's argument that they were merely acting as carriers of messages, likening their services to a courier service. Additionally, the Tribunal found that the show-cause notice was issued within the normal limitation period, dismissing the applicant's contention of time bar. The Tribunal directed the applicant to deposit Rs. 40 lakhs within eight weeks, with the remaining amount of Service Tax and penalties waived for the appeal hearing. Compliance reporting was scheduled for 1.9.2008. en-us Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=31827 The Tribunal ruled in favor of the Revenue, confirming the demand for Service Tax against the applicant for providing business auxiliary services on behalf of clients. The Tribunal rejected the applicant's argument that they were merely acting as carriers of messages, likening their services to a courier service. Additionally, the Tribunal found that the show-cause notice was issued within the normal limitation period, dismissing the applicant's contention of time bar. The Tribunal directed the applicant to deposit Rs. 40 lakhs within eight weeks, with the remaining amount of Service Tax and penalties waived for the appeal hearing. Compliance reporting was scheduled for 1.9.2008. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=31827