Tribunal Rejects Pre-Deposit via DRC-03 for Service Tax Appeal Due to Lack of Provision u/s 35F.

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....Manner of payment of Pre-deposit amount before filing of appeal against demand of service tax - Admissibility of payment of pre-deposit using DRC-03 - The appellant argued that they had deposited the pre-deposit using the input tax credit available in their DRC-03 under CGST regime. - Considering the absence of a specific provision allowing pre-deposit via DRC-03, the Tribunal rejected the appellant's argument and relied on various judicial precedents to affirm that such a method was not permissible under Section 35F.....