Tribunal Rules No Intent to Evade Service Tax by NRSA, Rejects Extended Limitation Period for Tax Demand.

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....Intent to evade service tax or not - extended period of limitation for demanding of service tax - The focus of the organizations like the respondent-NRSA is definitely not on either resorting to tax evasion or tax planning which would benefit the establishment, but is focused in its core activity of research and assisting the other agencies of Government in various projects. The said fact was completely lost sight by the appellant-Revenue while passing the Order-in-Original, which however, has been rightly taken note by the Tribunal. - HC....