CESTAT Rules:  No Service Tax on Sale-Purchase of Flat Allotment Rights

CESTAT ruled that flat allotment rights are outside the scope of ‘Real Estate Agent Services.

Cancellation charges levied on buyers do not attract service tax, says the tribunal.

The case involved the Government Official Welfare Organization, which sells flats to government officials.

The department argued the organization acted as an intermediary between builders and buyers.

CESTAT dismissed the department’s appeal, ruling no service tax is payable on these transactions.