https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=32316 The Court found that the petitioner Society, engaged in environmental protection activities through Common Effluent Treatment Plants, qualified for exemption from service tax under Section 65(25a) of the Finance Act, 1994. Recognizing the Society's public service objectives and non-profit nature, the Court directed the Society to seek exemption from the Central Government. An interim stay on service tax recovery was granted pending the Central Government's decision, emphasizing the importance of the Society's activities in promoting sustainable development and pollution control. en-us Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:23:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=32316 The Court found that the petitioner Society, engaged in environmental protection activities through Common Effluent Treatment Plants, qualified for exemption from service tax under Section 65(25a) of the Finance Act, 1994. Recognizing the Society's public service objectives and non-profit nature, the Court directed the Society to seek exemption from the Central Government. An interim stay on service tax recovery was granted pending the Central Government's decision, emphasizing the importance of the Society's activities in promoting sustainable development and pollution control. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=32316