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2015 (12) TMI 1058 - AT - Service TaxDemand of service tax - Consulting engineer service - Held that:- Appellant was given the work which included design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, supply, civil works, erection, testing commissioning, reliability run, demonstration of performance guarantees as well as total project management in an integrated manner and on turnkey basis, and any other works reasonably required for the completion of the Facility and/or for safe, trouble free, normal operation of the facility. Therefore, there is force in the appellant s contention that merely because it had entered into four contracts for completing the scope of work would not take away from the fact that it was an operation of erection and commissioning on a turnkey basis and therefore the service rendered was works contract service which was not liable to service tax prior to 1.6.2007 in the light of the judgement of Supreme Court in the case of Larsen & Toubro (2015 (8) TMI 749 - SUPREME COURT). - period of dispute in this case is August 2003 to November 2005. Thus during the relevant period, the appellant being a body corporate was not covered under the definition of consulting engineer as per the above quoted judgement of Delhi High Court and consequently, the service rendered by the appellant could not be classified under Consulting Engineer Service under which the impugned demand is confirmed. - impugned demand is not sustainable. - Decided in favour of assessee.
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