TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2013 (11) TMI 1687
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....e, for the Appellant. Shri S. Dewalwar, Additional Commissioner (AR), for the Respondent. ORDER [Order per : S.S. Kang, Vice-President]. - Heard both sides. 2. Appellant filed this appeal against Order-in-Appeal passed by Commissioner (Appeals). 3. Brief facts of the case are that a show cause notice was issued to the appellant raising a demand of service tax under 'Manage....
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.... had provided a Business Support Service and Business Support Service comes under the purview of service tax with effect from 1-5-2006 and the present demand is prior to this period. Appellant relies upon the terms and conditions of the agreement. The appellant also submitted that as the appellants were under bona fide belief that the appellant had not provided Management Consultancy Service, ther....
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....tion or upgradation of any working system of any organization." 8.  Now we have to examine the terms and conditions of the agreement dated 5-5-2001 between the appellant and M/s. Duphar Pharma. The clause 2 of the agreement is reproduced below : "Duphar Interfran shall conduct/provide services on a need basis as per the directions overall guidance of Duphar Pharma and in line with the p....
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....or Duphar Pharma. Further Duphar Interfran shall provide commercial information as and when required and in the formats/nature that Duphar Pharma may require." 9. As per the agreement the appellant was streamlining distribution, C&F arrangements, arranging bank and finance, rearranging human resources department, pay roll function and overall restructuring of general administration etc.....