ST refund of tax paid on advance for which service not rendered due to merger cannot be denied

Lancor Holdings Limited Vs The Commissioner of G.S.T. and Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) There is no dispute as to the eligibility or otherwise for refund except the claim being rejected as barred by limitation. There is also no dispute that both the service provider and the service recipient having merged into a single entity, there was no service provider or service receiver. Hence, the service for which the agreement was signed could not be provided also since the same would have amounted to providing a service to the self. Further, even Rule 3 of the Point of Taxation Rules, 2011 will hav...