https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769483 The HC dismissed petitioners' challenge to service tax imposition on contracts with KMC. Initially, individual petitions were dismissed but on appeal, the Division Bench found that KMC's exemption claim under notification 25/2012-ST required adjudication with KMC as party. Original adjudication orders were set aside for violating natural justice principles and remanded for fresh adjudication. The court rejected petitioners' request for common adjudicator as afterthought likely to delay proceedings. KMC's exemption claim remains subject to proper adjudication rather than automatic acceptance. en-us Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 08:30:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769483 The HC dismissed petitioners' challenge to service tax imposition on contracts with KMC. Initially, individual petitions were dismissed but on appeal, the Division Bench found that KMC's exemption claim under notification 25/2012-ST required adjudication with KMC as party. Original adjudication orders were set aside for violating natural justice principles and remanded for fresh adjudication. The court rejected petitioners' request for common adjudicator as afterthought likely to delay proceedings. KMC's exemption claim remains subject to proper adjudication rather than automatic acceptance. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769483