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Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Northern Operating Systems Private Limited (NOS)
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.... Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs GST Policy Wing New Delhi, dated the 13th December 2023 To, All the Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners / Principal Commissioners /Commissioners of Central Tax All the Principal Directors General/ Directors General of Central Tax Madam/Sir, Subject: Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of No....
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....s that the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its judgment inter-alia took note of the various facts of the case like the agreement between NOS and overseas group companies, and held that the secondment of employees by the overseas group company to NOS was a taxable service of 'manpower supply' and Service Tax was applicable on the same. It is noted that secondment as a practice is not restricted to....
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.... (as said by Cardozo) by matching the colour of one case against the colour of another. To decide, therefore, on which side of the line a case falls, the broad resemblance to another case is not at all decisive." 2.3 It may be relevant to note that there may be multiple types of arrangements in relation to secondment of employees of overseas group company in the Indian entity. In each arrangeme....
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....his regard, section 74 (1) of CGST Act reads as follows: "(1) Where it appears to the proper officer that any tax has not been paid or short paid or erroneously refunded or where input tax credit has been wrongly availed or utilized by reason of fraud, or any wilful-misstatement or suppression of facts to evade tax, " 3.3 From the perusal of wording of section 74(1) of CGST Act, it is ....