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Facts:
The respondents operating the tours in an omni-bus registered with the Regional Transport Authority covered under PCOP (Contract Carriage Permit) were not paying service tax on the ground that the tour was not being conducted in a tourist vehicle as defined in the Motor Vehicle Act. The respondents cited the case of Secretary, Federation of Bus Operators Association of Tamil Nadu, Chennai v. UOI and Ors., 2006 (2) STR 411 (Mad.), wherein it was held that the tour conducted by a contract carriage (and not by a tourist vehicle) do not fall within the definition of Tour Operator.
Held:
It was held that there was no reason to interfere in the order of the Commissioner (Appeals) holding that the respondents were not required to pay service tax. The Revenue’s appeal was rejected.
