https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=801024 Conflicting Tribunal decisions on a subcontractor's independent service-tax liability after the main contractor had paid tax created genuine uncertainty. That uncertainty supported a bona fide belief and prevented use of the extended limitation period under the Finance Act, 1994, although recovery for the normal limitation period remained available. The extended-period demand and the associated penalty for that period were set aside, while the normal-period demand and the applicable penalty were sustained. Substantive subcontractor tax liability had otherwise been settled by a Larger Bench decision. en-us Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:44:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=801024 Conflicting Tribunal decisions on a subcontractor's independent service-tax liability after the main contractor had paid tax created genuine uncertainty. That uncertainty supported a bona fide belief and prevented use of the extended limitation period under the Finance Act, 1994, although recovery for the normal limitation period remained available. The extended-period demand and the associated penalty for that period were set aside, while the normal-period demand and the applicable penalty were sustained. Substantive subcontractor tax liability had otherwise been settled by a Larger Bench decision. Case-Laws Service Tax Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=801024