Service Tax Demand on Liquidated Damages and Penalties Reversed; Section 66E(e) Finance Act Interpretation Challenged.

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....Demand of serviced ax on collection of liquidated damages, penalty and forfeiture of security deposits - declared service or not - it is not possible to sustain the view taken by the Commissioner that since the task was not completed within the time schedule, the appellant agreed to tolerate the same for a consideration in the form of liquidated damages, which would be subjected to service tax under section 66E(e) of the Finance Act - Demand set aside - AT....