CESTAT ruled no service tax on revenue shared with distributor for cinema hall services. In earlier case, Supreme Court upheld decision.

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....CESTAT, an Appellate Tribunal, addressed the taxability of Unincorporated Joint Ventures involving revenue sharing arrangements and support services of business or commerce (BSS). The appellant provided cinema hall and infrastructure to a distributor for movie exhibition, without paying appropriate service tax. Referring to precedents like PVS Multiplex and Inox Leisure, the Tribunal held that service tax cannot be imposed on the appellant u/s BSS. The Supreme Court upheld this view, affirming the Tribunal's correctness. The case is now with the Division Bench for appeal decision.....