No Service Tax on Interest earned on gold loans

Indian Overseas Bank Vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) Interest earned on gold loans is taxable and does not fall within negative list as Section 66D(n) of the Act excludes interest earned only on monetary Loans and advances, but not to lending of Gold. Revenue is of the opinion that only if the loan is in the form of Indian rupee and interest is earned on that, then alone under the provisions of Valuation Rules or Section 66D of Finance Act, 1994 interest is not to be treated as part of consideration for determination of service tax. We do not find any support from ...