Supreme Court of India

M/s International Merchandising Company, Llc (earlier Known as International Merchandising Corporation) v. Commissioner, Service Tax, New Delhi

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Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Hima Kohli JJ.
Decided 1 November 2022
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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, we are of the view that the decision of the Tribunal on this aspect of the matter cannot be faulted with.

Judgment, page 14

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Finance Act, 1994: ss. 65(105), 65(68) – Manpower recruitment or supply agency – Service Tax – Appellant was engaged in providing diversified sports, entertainment and media services – Appellant entered into an agreement with First Serve Entertainment (‘FSE’) for the appearance of a noted tennis player, in connection with the Chennai Open Tennis Tournament (‘tournament’) – Appellants entered into an agreement with Zee telefilms to license the rights to broadcast tournament in India – Another agreement between appellant and Trans World International for the sale of telecast rights of the…

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