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2018 (12) TMI 1226 - AAR - GSTRate of GST - construction of railway siding -r Sl. No 3(v)(a) or Sl No 3(xiii) of Notification no 11/2017-CT(Rate) dated 28.06.2017 - Held that:- The scope of work, as outlined in the Applicant’s agreement with DVC, is that of works contract, as defined under section 2(119) of the GST Act, fit to be called an ‘original work’ within the meaning ascribed to the term in para 2(zs) of Notification No. 12/2017-CT (Rate) dated 28/06/2017, and pertains to ‘railways’, provided it is meant for public carriage of passengers or goods. Whether the phrase “public carriage of passenger or goods” prevents a private siding from being included in the definition of ‘railways’ has repeatedly come up for judicial scrutiny. The courts generally held that the phrase ‘public carriage of passengers or goods’ cannot be construed in such manner as to exclude from the ambit of ‘railways’ the sidings built and owned by organizations other than the government. DVC, a public sector undertaking, is the owner of the railway siding being built. It is meant for carriage of coal and oil fuel to RTPS. The purpose of the carriage of goods is, therefore, not recreation, but producing public goods like electricity. It is, therefore, not excluded under section 2(31)(ii) of the Railways Act, 1989 - The construction of the private siding that the Applicant refers to, therefore, pertains to ‘railways’. Ruling:- Construction of a private railway siding for carriage of coal and oil fuel to Raghunathpur TPS, as described in the agreement between the Applicant and DVC, is a composite supply of works contract taxable @ 12% under Serial No 3(v)(a) of Notification no 11/2017-CT(Rate) dated 28.06.2017.
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