In a significant ruling reaffirming the exemption granted to practising advocates under the Finance Act, 1994, the Orissa High Court has quashed a service tax demand and recovery notice issued to a Bhubaneswar-based advocate, Shivananda Ray. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice B.P. Routray held that the petitioner, being an individual
Practising Advocates Should Not Face Harassment for Service Tax: Orissa High Court Quashes Tax Demand on Lawyer
