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    <description>CESTAT adjudicated that the appellant provided taxable &quot;renting of immovable property service&quot; by leasing 22.68 acres of vacant land to the lessee. The tribunal found the revenue sharing arrangement was essentially a rental agreement, not a principal-to-principal contract. The additional lease amount calculated as 75% of receipts did not alter the rental nature of the transaction. Service tax demand, extended limitation period, and penalties were upheld as legally valid, with the appellant&#039;s deliberate suppression of lease income constituting willful tax evasion. The appeal was consequently dismissed.</description>
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