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2020 (5) TMI 416 - AAAR - GSTLevy of GST on inward supplies - service supplied by the sub-contracts - landscape development and maintenance of garden work for State and Central Government Departments, all government local bodies (Municipalities and Corporations) etc. and other government undertakings through contract from sub-contracts - recipient of services - challenge to AAR decision - HELD THAT:- In this case, the Appellant who is the recipient of the supply from the sub-contractor is a Co-operative Society and not an entity specified in SI.No 3 and 3A. When this criterion of the Notification is not satisfied, the sub-contractors as suppliers of service, will not be eligible for the exemption under the entries 3 or 3A of the above said Notification. It is the argument of the Appellant that if the exemption is not available to the sub-contractors, then the GST paid by the Appellant on the inward supply from the sub-contractors will become a cost to them since they will not be eligible to avail the input tax credit of the tax paid on the inward supply, for the reason that the output supply made by them to the Government Department is exempted. While we agree that the Appellant will not be eligible for the input tax credit of the tax paid on the inward supply from the sub-contractors, we do not agree that this should be a ground for allowing the sub-contractors to avail the benefit of exemption. It is a well settled law that exemption notifications are to be interpreted strictly as to their eligibility. One cannot be influenced by extraneous factors while determining a person's eligibility to an exemption notification. Therefore, on a strict interpretation of the entry Sl.No 3 and 3A, we hold that the supply of services by the sub-contractors to the Appellant is not eligible for the benefit of exemption under either SL.No 3 or 3A of Notification No 12/2017 CT (R) dated 28-06-2017 - decision of AAR upheld.
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