Service Tax Not Leviable On Service For Transmission Of Electricity By GETCO: CESTAT
Live LawThe Ahmedabad Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that service tax is not leviable for the erection of bays, substations, and transmission lines provided by Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited to service recipients.The bench of Ramesh Nair and C.L. The Ahmedabad Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that service tax is not leviable for the erection of bays, substations, and transmission lines provided by Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited to service recipients. The appellant was served two show cause notices for the period 2009-10 to 2012-13 and 2013-14 demanding service tax on various charges recovered by the appellant from the consumers for the erection of bays, substations, and transmission lines under the category of erection, commissioning, and installation service under Section 65 of the Finance Act, 1994. The issue raised was whether services, namely the erection of bays, substations, and transmission lines, provided by the appellant to the service recipient are liable for service tax.