https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=52535 The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, Chennai, allowed the appeal filed by M/s. Chennai Telephones against the Order-in-Appeal upholding interest charges for belated service tax remittance. The Tribunal ruled that as a Central Government department, Chennai Telephones deposited tax daily during the relevant period, and therefore, no interest should be levied on them for the delayed payments. Citing a previous decision, the Tribunal held that no interest could be charged on Central Government departments for delays in crediting service tax before March 1999. Consequently, the Tribunal set aside the Order-in-Appeal and ruled in favor of Chennai Telephones. en-us Wed, 15 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:34:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=52535 The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, Chennai, allowed the appeal filed by M/s. Chennai Telephones against the Order-in-Appeal upholding interest charges for belated service tax remittance. The Tribunal ruled that as a Central Government department, Chennai Telephones deposited tax daily during the relevant period, and therefore, no interest should be levied on them for the delayed payments. Citing a previous decision, the Tribunal held that no interest could be charged on Central Government departments for delays in crediting service tax before March 1999. Consequently, the Tribunal set aside the Order-in-Appeal and ruled in favor of Chennai Telephones. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 15 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=52535