2015 (10) TMI 2227

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....ree show cause notices in terms of which service tax demand of Rs. 13,29,55,191/- for the period October 2005 to September 2012 was confirmed along with interest and penalties. 2. The appellant has contended that out of the impugned demand, demand of Rs. 7,79,15,879/- for the period 1.10.2005 to 10.5.2007 pertains to tour operator service. Almost for the same period and for the same service Jaipur Commissionerate also issued a show cause notices on the proceedings with regard thereto were stayed by Rajasthan High Court order vide dated 17th March 2008 in the SB Civil Writ Petition No. 2102/2008 where it was ordered "list on 20.4.2008, till then status quo as it exists today shall be maintained". This order was periodically extended up to....

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....uch GSAs which were based abroad only and the payment was also sent abroad to them. 4. We have considered the contentions of both sides. We find that regarding service tax under tour operator service the Rajasthan High Court periodically ordered status quo up to 3.7.2008 after which the case has not come up. However, we find that in its order dated 27th July 2009 in the Writ Petition 1267/2009 the Rajasthan High Court observed as under: "It has been noticed that in these kind of matters, in the closing hours of the Court business, several of the requests come flooding in only for the purpose that the interim order be extended. This unnecessarily ritual is otherwise serving no purpose and rather keeps everybody on tenterhooks, be....