https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=34825 The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, Bangalore, denied the applicant's stay application seeking a waiver of pre-deposit for service tax, education cess, interest, and penalties. The Tribunal found the nature of services provided by the applicant to be unclear and debatable regarding whether they constituted sovereign functions. As the appellant failed to establish a prima facie case for a complete waiver, the Tribunal directed the applicant to deposit Rs. 25,00,000 within four weeks, with the remaining amount to be waived pending appeal disposal. An expedited appeal hearing was granted, scheduled for 27th May 2009, subject to compliance with the deposit directive. en-us Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 May 2010 18:03:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=34825 The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, Bangalore, denied the applicant's stay application seeking a waiver of pre-deposit for service tax, education cess, interest, and penalties. The Tribunal found the nature of services provided by the applicant to be unclear and debatable regarding whether they constituted sovereign functions. As the appellant failed to establish a prima facie case for a complete waiver, the Tribunal directed the applicant to deposit Rs. 25,00,000 within four weeks, with the remaining amount to be waived pending appeal disposal. An expedited appeal hearing was granted, scheduled for 27th May 2009, subject to compliance with the deposit directive. Case-Laws Service Tax Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=34825