https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=2321 Whether the contract was a turnkey/composite contract or an independent consultancy: the tribunal examined the consortium agreement, scope of work and obligations showing integrated obligations (design, engineering, supervision, performance guarantees, post-commissioning) forming part of a single project to set up a sinter plant. Because the appellant's activities were interdependent and fell within the turnkey project specifications, they were part of a composite/turnkey contract - allowed. Whether the services amounted solely to "consulting engineer" services for service tax: the record showed substantial consideration for diverse activities without clear segregation as pure consulting; the services were integral to the turnkey execution and not limited to consulting engineer services, so no sole liability as consulting engineer - allowed. en-us Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=2321 Whether the contract was a turnkey/composite contract or an independent consultancy: the tribunal examined the consortium agreement, scope of work and obligations showing integrated obligations (design, engineering, supervision, performance guarantees, post-commissioning) forming part of a single project to set up a sinter plant. Because the appellant's activities were interdependent and fell within the turnkey project specifications, they were part of a composite/turnkey contract - allowed. Whether the services amounted solely to "consulting engineer" services for service tax: the record showed substantial consideration for diverse activities without clear segregation as pure consulting; the services were integral to the turnkey execution and not limited to consulting engineer services, so no sole liability as consulting engineer - allowed. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=2321