Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Central Excise, Raipur v. M/s Sepco Electric Power Construction Corporation

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Reported as [2022] 17 S.C.R. 1
Bench M. R. Shah and Sanjiv Khanna JJ.
Decided 11 July 2022

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Finance Act, 1994: s.65(31) – Service Tax – Definit ion of “consulting engineer” u/s. 65(31) of the Act – Whet her ‘body corporate’ is covered within its sweep prior to 2005 amendment – Held: Even before the 2005 amendment, the term ‘con sulting engineer’ included “body corporate” – Even in s.3(42) of the General Clauses Act, 1897, the word “person” includes any c ompany or association or body of individuals, whether incorpor ated or not – Therefore, there is no logic and/or reason to exclu de a” body corporate” from the definition of “consulting engin eer” and to exclude the services of a

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