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1. An educational qualification recognized by law will not cease to be recognized by law merely because for practicing in the field to which the qualification relates, a...

2. Refund of unutilized CENVAT Credit - Output service - services on which no tax was payable by the Respondent - The assessee is a firm of legal practitioners, which...

3. Dishonor of Cheque - pre-mature complaint - time limit for filing of complaint from the date of cause of action - The complaint under Section 138 of Negotiable...

4. Exemption from service tax - Legal services - Notary services - The court affirms that legal services provided by individual advocates or firms of advocates are exempt...

5. Legal Services / Services of an Advocate - Recovery of Service Tax alongwith interest and penalty - The High Court observed that, as set out in the Notification, the...

6. Reverse charge - import of services - Management consultant service or Legal services - M/s. Pinsent Masons are a law firm registered with “Solicitor’s Regulation...

7. Legal services to poor - Report of Law Commission of India - The legal profession must make its services available to the needy by developing its public sector. It was...

8. Classification of services - intermediary services or not - Export of Service - The finding that principal-agency relationship is not essential for terming a service...

9. Export of services or not - services rendered for foreign companies (which do not have any business place/agency in India) in India - services provided in respect of...

10. Import of services - Section 66A of FA, 1994 - the appellants received mainly legal consultancy service and not management or business consultant service - The finding...

11. Scope of supply - Exemption from GST - services provided by Executive Council of Insurers (ECOI) and ombudsman officers to the aggrieved persons who have grievances...

12. Assessment proceedings against one of the legal heirs - deceased/assessee had admittedly more than one legal representatives - Despite the legal heir's explicit...

13. Visit of any foreign lawyer on fly in and fly out basis may amount to practice of law if it is on regular basis. A casual visit for giving advice may not be covered by...

14. TDS on certain foreign payments - reimbursements of expenses - independent professional service - The case involves a dispute over the classification of services...

15. CENVAT Credit - input services - Erection Commissioning and Installation Services - Works Contract Services - The service provider has classified the services under ECIS...