The Hyderabad Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has quashed the service tax demand against HSBC Electronic Data Processing India on back office support services.
The Delhi High Court ruled in favor of Blackberry India, stating that services, except those under Rule 3(1) of Export of Services Rules, qualify as export of taxable services. The court also found Blackberry India not to be an intermediary based on the agreement with Blackberry Singapore.
The Bombay High Court has upheld the constitutionality of taxing intermediary services under the IGST Act."The provisions of Section 13(8)(b) and Section 8(2) of the IGST Act are legal, valid, and.