Appellate Authority Rules GST Applies to Reimbursements; Applicant Not a 'Pure Agent' Under CGST Rule 33.

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....Levy of GST - reimbursement amount - Applicant is acting as a pure agent of the industry partner - The task of providing adequate training to the enrolled trainees and payment of stipend to the trainees is an obligation on the part of the Appellant and as part of this responsibility and in their own interest they have deployed trainees to the premises of the Company. Since the deployment of trainees to the Company and ensuring that the trainees complete the training is an activity undertaken by the Appellant in his own interest as a NEEM Facilitator, the Appellant fails to satisfy the definition of 'pure agent' as given in Rule 33 of the CGST Rules. - AAAR....