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Whether GST is payable on cancellation charges/ penalty/ liquidated damages ?
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no
Held - We have already arrived at the conclusion that in section 3 of the contract the specific clause - 7 provides for the levy of liquidated damages if the project completion is delayed beyond the scheduled date. This clause leads us to the conclusion that the appellant is in a contractual agreement with the contractor to impose levy of liquidated damages and to accept the amount of liquidated damages in case of the completion of the project.....
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no
Held - The EMI paid by the customers is a fixed amount payable at a specified date, which includes both interest and the principal amount. In cases of delay in repayment of such EMI by the customers, the Applicant collects penal/default interest (penal interest), in terms of the agreements executed by the customers. The same is calculated at a percentage not exceeding a fixed percentage, on the overdue loan amounts of the customer. The percent.....
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no
Held - It was found that from the terms and conditions as referred above in respect of Article VI, Article VIII, and Article XII of the Association Agreement as refereed above that as per the terms and conditions of the agreement referred above there was clearly an agreement between the applicant and SPL to tolerate an act or situation in case such act was done by the other or such a situation arose because of default on part of one .....
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes
Held - We find that this very Bench, in the case of M/s. Taanya Tours Travels & Freight Forwarders Pvt. Ltd. (Final Order No. 41515-41516/2018 dt. 18.05.2018), relied upon the decision of Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case of Janata Travels (P) Ltd. – 2009 (13) S.T.R. 488 (P&H) as well as C.C.E. Vs. Sharma Travels – 2009 (13) S.T.R. 150 (Tri. –Del.) set aside the demand in respect of charges received on cancell.....
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes
Held - The next issue is with regard to income received from the airlines for cancellation of tickets. The issue stands covered by the decisions cited by the ld. counsel for the appellant in favour of the assessee. Following the same, we set aside the demand on this ground.
The demand in respect of tour operator service and cancellation charges is set aside.
.....Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no
Held - In the present case, the agreement provides that the liability of payment of these liquidated damages by the Contractor will be established once the delay in successful completion of trial operation is established on the part of the Contractor. Thus, the act of delayed supply has happened. The same is being tolerated by an additional levy in the nature of liquidated damages.
The agreement has also provided that the payment by Co.....
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