The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Bengaluru, has held that free-supply materials provided by the customer cannot be included in the taxable value of construction services. The bench of P.A. Augustian (Judicial Member) and R. Bhagya Devi (Technical Member) has quashed service tax demands raised for the period prior to 01.06.2007, when…
