Relief to Johnson Lifts Pvt Ltd: Order for Payment of Service Tax not Justified on Payment of VAT, Rules CESTAT

The Chennai bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the Commissioner of G.S.T. and Central Excise (the respondent) was not justified in issuing an order for levying Service Tax as Johnson Lifts Pvt Ltd (the appellants) had paid value added tax (VAT).

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