2013 (12) TMI 1074

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....For the Respondent: Shri Govind Dixit, Authorized Representative (DR) ORDER Per. Justice G. Raghuram :- BSNL has filed this application seeking restoration of this appeal ST/150/2007 and consideration of the related stay application No. 658/2007. As clearance from the Committee on Disputes was not obtained despite sufficient time provided the petitioner's appeal was dismissed (on 10/07/20....

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....ed Counsel for the petitioner, BSNL places for our perusal the Board Circular dated 19/3/07 alongwith the Circular dated 12/3/2007 pointing out that levy of service tax on interconnection usage charge under tele-communication service provided by one telecom operator to another is not liable to levy of service tax. Learned Counsel for the petitioner would contend that in view of the Circulars as al....

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....a Ltd. (supra). It appears that the Hon'ble Supreme Court on a realization of the fact that the mechanism of Committee on Disputes having failed and outlived its utility, the said mechanism should be eschewed. 5. Since the petitioner has failed to obtain clearance of Committee on Disputes during currency of the requirement during the operation of the ONGC judgment and is seeking recall of our o....