2013 (12) TMI 627

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....K.S.Venkatagiri, Advocate JUDGEMENT 1. The respondent is a manufacturer of cotton made-ups for exports. For marketing their products abroad, they received services of agents located abroad and they paid for the services. Revenue demanded service tax on such services received from persons located abroad under provisions of section 66A of Finance Act, 1994. A demand for service tax not paid wa....

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....llful action to evade payment of service tax and since adjudicating authority confirmed the demand under proviso to section 73 (1) of Finance Act94, penalty under section 78 is maintainable. He relies on the decision of CCE Ludhiana Vs Silver Oak Gardens Resort - 2008 (9) STR 481 (Tri-Del.) and Dhandayuthapani Canteen Vs CCE Trichy - 2008 (12) STR 154 (Tri.-Chennai) and decision of Kerala High Co....

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....n the issue whether service tax is payable on activity which was carried out abroad and also he points out that if at all they had to pay service tax, they could have taken Cenvat credit of such amount and claimed refund under Rule 5 of Cenvat Credit Rules 2004. Thus the appellants have already suffered duty incidence which they need not have suffered. 4. Finally, clarity regarding the validity....