Court Rules Lottery Ticket Sales Not a Service Under Finance Act 1994; Service Tax Invalidated as Ultra Vires.

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....Liability of Service Tax on lottery tickets - Petitioners in buying and selling the lottery tickets is not rendering service to the State and, therefore, their activity does not fall within the meaning of 'service' - it would be ultra vires the Finance Act, 1994 and is accordingly struck down - HC....