Service Tax Exemption On Renting Of Immovable Property Service For Transmission Or Distribution Of Electricity By TANGEDCO: CESTAT
Live LawThe Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that service tax is not payable on the renting of immovable property services for the transmission or distribution of electricity by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited.The bench of P. Dinesha and M. Ajit Kumar has observed that. The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that service tax is not payable on the renting of immovable property services for the transmission or distribution of electricity by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited. The appellant, TANGEDCO, is a provider of various services, viz., ‘Business Auxiliary Service’, ‘Consulting Engineering Service’, ‘Renting of Immovable Property Service', and ‘Commercial Training or Coaching Service’. These services are not provided independently and are part of the appellant’s statutory functions and are hence done ‘for’ transmission and distribution of electric power to various consumers located within the state of Tamil Nadu in terms of the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003.