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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Honourable Mr Justice C. SARAVANAN
Hypertherm (India) Thermal Cutting Private Limited, Represented by its Director Mr.Kotagiri Pramod Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Assistant Commissioner of GST and Central Excise – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to gst orders. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court examines procedural history and outlines petitions. (Para 3) |
| 3. confirmation of service tax demand. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 4. rejection of input tax credit refund. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 5. court clarifies the applicability of service tax rules. (Para 8 , 14 , 56) |
| 6. claim for service tax exemption. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 7. show cause notices issued. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 8. arguments regarding service provision location. (Para 15 , 16 , 18 , 20) |
| 9. respondents' position on service tax. (Para 22 , 23 , 25) |
| 10. arguments on the nature and classification of services. (Para 31) |
| 11. disposal of writ petitions on merits. (Para 32 , 33) |
| 12. interpretation of export service regulations. (Para 34 , 35) |
| 13. court's decision on service tax liability. (Para 58 , 59 , 60) |
| 14. order for refund processing. (Para 61 , 62) |
| 15. final ruling on tax liability and refunds. (Para 63) |
ORDER :
By this Common Order, both the Writ Petitions are being disposed of. In these writ petitions viz., W.P.No.14460 of 2021 and W.P.No.5886 of 2021, the Petitioner has challenged the respective Impugned Order-in-Originals passed by the Assistant Commissioner of GST and Additional Commissioner of GST
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