2014 (8) TMI 855

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....the appellants. 2. The appellants filed this appeal against the Order-in-Appeal No. 18/CE/MRT-I/2009 dated 27.2.2009 which upheld the Order-in-Original No. 03/2008 (ST-2/2007) dated 31.3.2008 confirming the service tax demand of Rs. 3,59,040/- along with interest and penalties. 3. The facts, briefly stated, are as under :-             The a....

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.... not disclose this vital fact, they were guilty of wilful mis-statement/suppression with intention to evade service tax and thereby invoked the extended period. The appellate authority vide the impugned order upheld the order-in-original. 4. No one appeared on behalf of the appellants but the ld. A.R. conceded that the reverse charge mechanism was without any legal basis prior to 18.4.2006. 5. I....