2004 (8) TMI 6

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....missioner of Central Excise & Customs, Vadodara, under Section 84 of the Finance Act, 1994. The matter pertains to demand for service tax. 2. The brief facts are that the appellants engaged the  services of transport operators during the period 16-11-1997 to 1-6-1998. They were, in other words, availers of service and not service providers. They were issued with a show cause notice asking....

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.... 84 of the Finance Act, 1994. The Commissioner in the impugned order held that Section 117 of the Finance Act, 2000 validates retrospectively the provisions of sub-clause (xii) of clause (d) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 1 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994. According to Section 117 of the Finance Act, notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of any court, tribunal or other author....

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....ired to be paid under the Finance Act, 1994. This appeal is directed against the said order of the Commissioner. 3. None appeared for the appellant. They have filed written submissions. Heard the learned DR and perused the records. 4. The issue for consideration is whether the appellant is required to pay service tax on the transport services availed by them after the retrospective amendment....

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.... notwithstanding that there has been no omission or failure as mentioned in Clause (a) on the part of the assessee, the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or, as the case may be, Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise has, in consequence of information in his possession, reason to believe that the value of any taxable service assessable in any prescribed period has escaped assessment or has b....