Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax v. M/s Suzlon Energy Ltd.

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Bench M. R. Shah and Krishna Murari JJ.
Decided 10 April 2023

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Finance Act, 1994 – ss.65(35b), 65(105)(zzzzd) – “design services” – Respondent engaged in manufacture of Wind Turbine Generator (WTG), entered into a product development and purchase agreement with its sister concern in Germany for manufacturing WTG in India – Various models of “Engineering Design & Drawings” were imported by the respondent for manufacturing of WTG – If leviable to service tax under the category of “design services” as defined u/s.65(35b) r/w s.65(105)(zzzzd) – Held: Yes – Definition of “design services” is very clear and wide enough to cover all “design services” – Merely…

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