JUDGMENT :

M.R. Shah, J.

1. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment and order dated 04.12.2015 passed by the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench, West Block No.2, R.K. Puram, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CESTAT) in Appeal No. ST/136/2007, by which the learned CESTAT has allowed the said appeal preferred by the respondent herein and has set aside the demand towards the service tax by holding that the services rendered by the respondent – “Consulting Engineer Service” were not subjected to service tax, the Revenue has preferred the present appeal.

2. That the respondent herein – M/s Sepco Electric Power Construction Corporation is a Government of China company incorporated in the Republic of China, having its office at SPEC Site Office, Balco Nagar, Korba (C.G), entered into a contract dated 26.04.2003 with M/s. Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd., Korba (for short, “BALCO”) for providing “Design Engineering Services” and “Project Management & Technical Services”. In terms of the said agreement, it rendered “Consulting Engineer Services” to M/s BALCO. As per the Revenue, on the services rendered by the respondent as “Consulting Eng