Supreme Court of India · 2022-08-05
COMMISSIONER OF SERVICE TAX DELHI vs QUICK HEAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- Citation / case number
- SC 2020/24399
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- COMMISSIONER OF SERVICE TAX DELHI
- Respondent
- QUICK HEAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal by the Commissioner of Service Tax against the Tribunal's decision which had favored Quick Heal Technologies Limited regarding service tax on software services. The court examined the applicability of the Central Excise Act and the Finance Act in determining the nature of the services provided by the assessee. Ultimately, the court upheld the Tribunal's ruling, affirming that the services rendered by Quick Heal did not attract service tax under the relevant provisions.