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Punjab Roadways Not Liable for Service Tax as Manpower Supply Agency: CESTAT 

The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Punjab Roadways, a government transport department performing statutory public functions, cannot be treated as a 'Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency' for service tax purposes, setting aside a service...

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