Relevant date to Pay Interest on delayed payment of Service Tax Refund

Liability of revenue to pay interest u/s. 11BB commences from date of expiry of three months from date of receipt of application for refund not on expiry of said period from date on which order of refund is made – SC

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors (Supreme Court)

Issue – The question is whether the liability of the revenue to pay interest under Section 11BB of the Act commences from the date of expiry of three months from the date of receipt of application for refund or on the expiry of the said period from the date on which the order of refund is made?

Held: The liability of the revenue to pay interest under Section 11BB of the Act commences from the date of expiry of three months from the date of receipt of application for refund under Section 11B(1) of the Act and not on the expiry of the said period from the date on which order of refund is made.

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