https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=32526 The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, Ahmedabad ruled in favor of the appellants, who were engaged in manufacturing textile machineries, regarding the service tax liability on installation and erection charges. The Tribunal found that the appellants subcontracted the installation and erection work to agencies already paying service tax on the installed goods. As the appellants had paid excise duty on the entire contracted amount, including these charges, without seeking a separate deduction, the Tribunal concluded that there was no justification for confirming the service tax liability. The appellants were granted an unconditional allowance of the stay petition, leading to a lower total payment by approximately Rs. 3.60 lakhs. en-us Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=32526 The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, Ahmedabad ruled in favor of the appellants, who were engaged in manufacturing textile machineries, regarding the service tax liability on installation and erection charges. The Tribunal found that the appellants subcontracted the installation and erection work to agencies already paying service tax on the installed goods. As the appellants had paid excise duty on the entire contracted amount, including these charges, without seeking a separate deduction, the Tribunal concluded that there was no justification for confirming the service tax liability. The appellants were granted an unconditional allowance of the stay petition, leading to a lower total payment by approximately Rs. 3.60 lakhs. Case-Laws Service Tax Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=32526