TMI BlogService tax liability in case of hiring of goods without the transfer of the right to use goodsX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... payment or other valuable consideration is deemed to be a sale of those goods by the person making the transfer, delivery or supply and a purchase of those goods by the person to whom such transfer, delivery or supply is made. It follows that such transactions will be liable for Sales Tax/Value Added Tax. In terms of section 66E(f) of the Finance Act, 1994, transfer of goods by way of hiring, leasing, licensing or in any such manner without transfer of right to use such goods is a declared service and hence liable to service tax. In this regard some representations have been received. 2. The matter has been examined. I am directed to draw your attention to the fact that in any given case involving hiring, leasing or licensing of g ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e an exhaustive list of illustrations or judgements on this issue. Cases decided under the Sales Tax/VAT legislations have to be considered against the background of those particular legislative provisions and terms of contract in that case. 3.2 The following case law may also be referred to. These should not be applied mechanically but their applicability to the facts of a given case, the terms of the contract in the given case and the criteria laid down by the Supreme Court should be examined carefully. 3.2.1 Commissioner VAT vs International Travel House Ltd - Delhi High Court judgement dated 8-9-2009 in ST Appeal 10/2009 3.2. 2 Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited vs Commercial Tax Officer reported in 1990 (77) STC 182 and State o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rt term provision of an aircraft along with crew, maintenance and insurance while the lessee bears other operating expenses. In contrast, a dry lease is for a relatively longer term and involves the provision of an aircraft only without crew. 4.3 The above two situations have been elaborated only to explain and emphasize the diverse nature of such transactions. There can be variations and in some cases, a combination. 5. In all these cases, no a priori generalisations or assumptions about service tax liability should be made and the terms of the contract should be examined carefully, against the backdrop of the criteria laid down by the Supreme Court in the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited case as well as other judicial pronouncements ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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