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Service providers under licence from AAI are liable to pay service tax
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- M/s. Spark way Enterprises Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise & Customs (Supreme Court of India)
- Appeal Number
- Only available for paid members
- Courts
- Supreme Court of India
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Service providers under licence from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have to pay service tax and the liability is not that of AAI, the Supreme Court ruled last week in the case, Sparkway Enterprises vs Commissioner of Central Excise. AAI had entered into a licence agreement with the firm for collecting airport admission charges on behalf of AAI at Calicut airport. The Central Board of Excise and Customs had clarified in 2004 that services provided at airports have to pay service tax. When the authorities demanded service tax from the firm, it refused to pay arguing that ...
