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Facts
The issue arose as regards the interpretation of the term ‘Management Consultant’ with the term ‘Banking & Financial services’.
Held
The Tribunal observed that the excerpts of Fund Management agreement clearly show that the activity was to explore possibility of investment by various modalities. Also, it is clear that the appellants carried out the activity of providing service of consultancy of Fund Management including the identification of the projects. Allowing the appeal, the Tribunal held that the Department’s case was not coming out clearly as regards nature of services provided by the appellants. The Tribunal held that the appellants were providing the service of banking and financial services as their primary objective was to find investment proposal which involved fund allocation.
