M/S Paul Merchants Limited vs Cce, Chandigarh on 6 April, 2011
―8. We find from the records that the appellant does not engage
himself in assembling and organizing of the imports. His duty as
is ascertained from the agreement, indicates that he is supposed
to procure the orders and pass it on to the overseas
manufacturers; on receipt of such orders, the overseas
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manufacturers executes the same on his own and the
consideration for such supplies is directly paid to the overseas
manufacturers by the person who has placed the order. The
entire transaction in our considered opinion seems to be of
only procurement of orders and the rendering of services,
if any, by the appellant is towards the foreign or overseas
manufacturers. In our view, this activity though
culminates in supplies to Indian Company, cannot be
considered as services provided in India. We are fortified
in our view by the ratio of the Tribunal in the case of
Vodafone Essar Cellular Ltd. (supra).