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I. HIGH COURT
21 Commissioner of Central Tax vs. M/s. Singtel Global India Pvt. Ltd.
[2023-TIOL-1155-HC-DEL-ST]
Date of Order: 6th September, 2023
The Telecommunication service provider in India has entered into an Agreement with the foreign telecommunication service provider to provide services to its consumers with all the necessary infrastructure on its own account. The service is not an intermediary service and is an export of service eligible for refund.
FACTS
The Company claimed refund under Rule 5 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 read with the Place of Provision of Service Rules, 2012 of the unutilised input tax credit of input services used to provide telecommunication services to Singapore Telecommunication Ltd. (SingTel) located in Singapore. The refund was disallowed on the ground that the company is acting as an intermediary and therefore the service does not qualify as export of service. The Tribunal allowed the refund and accordingly, the revenue is on appeal.
HELD
The Court noted that
