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Issues: (i) Whether the services of bio-mining of waste and site remediation fall under SAC 9994 and attract GST at 18%. (ii) Whether such services, when provided to Ariyalur Municipality, are exempt under Sl. No. 3 of Notification No. 12/2017-CT dated 28.06.2017.
Issue (i): Whether the services of bio-mining of waste and site remediation fall under SAC 9994 and attract GST at 18%.
Analysis: The service involved reclamation of an existing dump yard by excavation, screening, shredding, processing and scientific disposal of legacy waste. The activity was not confined to mere remediation of land, but included waste treatment and disposal. On that basis, the service was held to fall broadly under Heading 9994, including waste treatment and disposal services and site remediation services. The classification under the scheme of services under GST led to the applicable rate under Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate).
Conclusion: The service falls under SAC 9994 and attracts GST at 18%.
Issue (ii): Whether such services, when provided to Ariyalur Municipality, are exempt under Sl. No. 3 of Notification No. 12/2017-CT dated 28.06.2017.
Analysis: The service was held to be a pure service, with no supply of goods involved, rendered to a municipality which qualifies as a local authority under Section 2(69) of the CGST Act, 2017. The activity was also found to relate to solid waste management, a municipal function under Article 243W of the Constitution of India, and to fit within the duties contemplated under Rule 15 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The conditions for the exemption entry were therefore satisfied.
Conclusion: The service rendered to Ariyalur Municipality is exempt under Sl. No. 3 of Notification No. 12/2017-CT dated 28.06.2017.
Final Conclusion: The ruling classifies the activity under Heading 9994, but grants exemption for the services supplied to the municipality under the relevant notification. The third question was not answered as outside the scope of advance ruling for the applicant's supply.
Ratio Decidendi: A pure service relating to municipal solid waste management, supplied to a local authority and connected with a function entrusted to a municipality, qualifies for exemption under the specified notification even though the underlying activity is classifiable under Heading 9994.
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