Diocese's Service Tax Liability: Recognized as Religious Body; Liable Only from July 1, 2012, Under Finance Act 1994.

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....Liability of appellant to pay service tax or not - Merely because the Diocese is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, it cannot be said that it automatically means that the Diocese is not a religious body - Revenue has failed to establish that the Diocese is not a religious body and will be covered by the definition under section 65(90a) of the Finance Act 1994 - appellant will be subject to levy under service tax for renting of immovable property only from 01/07/2012 and not before that date - AT....