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<h1>Tribunal Reverses Order on Royalty Charges for Technical Know-How Transfer</h1> <h3>Siemens Ltd. Versus Commissioner of Service Tax, Bangalore</h3> The Tribunal set aside the order dropping proceedings related to royalty charges for technical know-how transfer, clarifying that such payments cannot be ... - Issues involved: Interpretation of royalty charges under the category of 'consulting engineer'.Summary:The appeal arose from an order of Review Adjudication where the Commissioner reviewed the Order-in-Original dropping the proceedings related to royalty charges for technical know-how transfer. The Revenue sought to recover the royalty charges under the category of 'consulting engineer'. However, the Tribunal clarified that such royalty payments for technical know-how cannot be categorized as 'consulting engineer' services based on previous judgments. The appellant relied on a specific case precedent to support their position. The departmental representative maintained the department's view.Upon careful consideration, it was observed that the assessee was solely paying royalty charges for technical know-how without providing services as a 'consulting engineer'. The Tribunal found that the cited judgment's ratio was applicable to the case, and in line with previous decisions, the impugned order was set aside, and the appeal was allowed with any consequential relief.