Supreme Court of India

M/s International Merchandising Company, Llc (earlier Known as International Merchandising Corporation) v. Commissioner, Service Tax, New Delhi

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Reported as [2022] 8 S.C.R. 872
Bench Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Hima Kohli JJ.
Decided 1 November 2022
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For the above reasons, we are of the view that the decision of the Tribunal on this aspect of the matter cannot be faulted with.

Judgment, page 14

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Finance Act, 1994: ss. 65(105), 65(68) – Manpower recruitment or supply agency – Service Tax – Appellant wa s engaged in providing diversified sports, entertainment and media ser vices – Appellant entered into an agreement with First Serve Entertai nment (‘FSE’) for the appearance of a noted tennis player, in c onnection with the Chennai Open Tennis Tournament (‘tournamen t’) – Appellants entered into an agreement with Zee telefilms to license the rights to broadcast tournament in India – Anoth er agreement between appellant and Trans World International for the sale of telecast rights of the

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