Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Central Excise, Bhavnagar v. M/s Gujarat Maritime Board, Jafrabad

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Reported as [2015] 8 S.C.R. 187
Bench A. K. Sikri and R. F. Nariman JJ.
Decided 22 July 2015

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Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981- s. 37- Finance Act, 1994 - s. 65(82) - Service tax payable on wharfage c charges - Agreement between State Maritime Board and Company UCL, whereby licence granted to UCL to construct and use jetty for landing of goods and raw materials manufactured by UCL -Allegation that service tax payable on wharfage charges by Maritime Board collected by them from their licensee-UCL under the taxable category of 'port services' - Tribunal holding that no service was rendered by Maritime Board in relation to any vessel and thus, no amount payable as service tax -

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