2015 (8) TMI 906

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.... of 2015 and M.P.Nos.1 & 1 of 2015 - -<br>Service Tax<br>V. Ramasubramanian And T. Mathivanan,JJ. For the Appellants : Mr. S. V. Ramamurthy For the Respondent : Mr. V. Sundareswaran, Senior Panel Counsel JUDGMENT (Judgment was delivered by V. Ramasubramanian,J) These appeals are filed by three different cooperative marketing societies, challenging a common order passed by the Custom....

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....e appellants were rendering services as auctioneers of the agricultural produce and that therefore, the activities carried out by the appellants attracted service tax. 5. Though the appellants opposed the show cause notices, Orders in Original were passed, levying service tax. The appeals filed by the appellants to the Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals), were also rejected by separate ord....

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....ns. It is common knowledge that elections to cooperative societies become a huge and acrimonious affair in the State of Tamil Nadu. Every time elections are held, the elections become the subject matter of challenge before courts and eventually, special officers get appointed in many cases. 7. Therefore, the cause of the cooperative societies actually becomes nobody&#39;s child. In such circums....