Supreme Court of India

M/s Stemcyte India Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax, Ahmedabad -iii

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 70
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 14 July 2025

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the impugned order is set aside in its entirety.

Judgment, page 33

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the services of enrolment, collection, processing, and storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells, provided by the appellant fell within the scope of “Healthcare Services” during the disputed period and thus, whether eligible for exemption from payment of service tax during the said period. Headnotes† Finance Act, 1994 – Exemption notification – “Healthcare Services” – Exemption from payment of service tax – Entitlement to – Services of enrolment, collection, processing, and storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells, provided by the appellant, if fell within

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