https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103303 Construction services supplied to the identified statutory bodies qualified for exemption as services provided to governmental authorities because each recipient was created under statute. Denial of exemption to some recipients without reasons, despite acceptance for others with the same status, was set aside. For works-contract exemption applicable from 1 March 2016, the contract had to be entered into before 1 March 2015 and applicable stamp duty paid before that date. Documents subsequently produced to establish compliance required verification, so the affected contracts were remitted for de novo adjudication after allowing reasonable opportunity. en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:30:15 +0530 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:30:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103303 Construction services supplied to the identified statutory bodies qualified for exemption as services provided to governmental authorities because each recipient was created under statute. Denial of exemption to some recipients without reasons, despite acceptance for others with the same status, was set aside. For works-contract exemption applicable from 1 March 2016, the contract had to be entered into before 1 March 2015 and applicable stamp duty paid before that date. Documents subsequently produced to establish compliance required verification, so the affected contracts were remitted for de novo adjudication after allowing reasonable opportunity. Highlights Service Tax Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:30:15 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103303