2024 (10) TMI 1516

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..... tax demand - violation of principles of natural justice - HELD THAT:- The petitioner averred that the services of a consultant were availed of to handle service tax compliances and that she was unaware of proceedings culminating in the impugned order because she was not kept informed by such consultant. It also appears that the petitioner was running a beauty parlour. While the explanation of the .....

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..... ovided a reasonable opportunity to contest the service tax demand. 2. The petitioner states that she had engaged the services of a consultant to take care of service tax compliances. Since such consultant did not keep the petitioner informed about proceedings initiated against her, she states that she was unaware of such proceedings until she was informed about the exparte order dated 23.09.2022. .....

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..... is called for. 6. The petitioner averred that the services of a consultant were availed of to handle service tax compliances and that she was unaware of proceedings culminating in the impugned order because she was not kept informed by such consultant. It also appears that the petitioner was running a beauty parlour. While the explanation of the petitioner is not totally convincing, it appears tha .....

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