Service-taxability of farm-product trading turnover requires examination before liability can be sustained on an unresponded adjudication.

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....Service-tax liability on turnover from trading in farm products requires examination of whether that turnover is exigible to service tax before liability can be sustained. Where the adjudicating order proceeded on the basis that no response was filed and no personal hearing was attended, reconsideration is required after allowing the taxpayer to respond and submit relevant material. The service-tax order was quashed and the proceedings restored for fresh consideration, with the taxpayer's response to be considered without rejection solely for delay. The writ petition was partly allowed.....