https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=1070 The statutory and executive measures extending service tax to renting of immovable property for business were contested; a High Court held mere renting was not a taxable service and struck down the notification and circular as ultra vires, after which the legislature amended the statutory definition retroactively to treat renting itself as a taxable service and to tax specified land-renting linked construction arrangements, prompting renewed multi-jurisdictional challenges focused on characterization of service, legislative competence, and retrospective validation. en-us Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:19:44 +0530 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:19:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=1070 The statutory and executive measures extending service tax to renting of immovable property for business were contested; a High Court held mere renting was not a taxable service and struck down the notification and circular as ultra vires, after which the legislature amended the statutory definition retroactively to treat renting itself as a taxable service and to tax specified land-renting linked construction arrangements, prompting renewed multi-jurisdictional challenges focused on characterization of service, legislative competence, and retrospective validation. Articles Service Tax Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:19:44 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=1070