No Service Tax for Kolkata Municipal Slaughterhouse Design Work: CESTAT Allahabad

Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise Vs Meatek Food & Machineries India Pvt. Ltd. (CESTAT Allahabad) Introduction: In a recent judgment, the Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise faced off against Meatek Food & Machineries India Pvt. Ltd. before the CESTAT Allahabad. The central issue revolved around the applicability of Service Tax for the design and construction work undertaken for a slaughterhouse commissioned by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The CESTAT’s ruling, which sets aside the earlier order, has significant implications for the taxation of such projects. T...