https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190595 The Commissioner confirmed a Service Tax demand on the petitioner for construction services related to cottages for Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. The petitioner challenged the order, arguing the service was non-taxable as it was for religious purposes. The Board clarified that constructions for religious purposes are non-taxable. The construction of cottages for TTD was deemed not taxable under Section 65(105)(zzzza). The issue of whether TTD's accommodation for promoting Hindu religion constitutes a business of promoting religion was left for further examination. Pre-deposit was waived, and proceedings were stayed pending appeal disposal. en-us Wed, 18 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 11:27:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190595 The Commissioner confirmed a Service Tax demand on the petitioner for construction services related to cottages for Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. The petitioner challenged the order, arguing the service was non-taxable as it was for religious purposes. The Board clarified that constructions for religious purposes are non-taxable. The construction of cottages for TTD was deemed not taxable under Section 65(105)(zzzza). The issue of whether TTD's accommodation for promoting Hindu religion constitutes a business of promoting religion was left for further examination. Pre-deposit was waived, and proceedings were stayed pending appeal disposal. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 18 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190595