No Unjust Enrichment when Service Tax Refund Claim was Time Barred

Krishna Construction Co. Vs Commissioner of Central Goods And Service Tax (CESTAT Allahabad) In the instance case service tax was liable to be paid at the relevant time and it is only subsequently that by a retrospective amendment, exemption was granted with a specific condition that refund could be claimed by filing it within six months from the date of enactment of the Finance Bill 2016. The refund claim had, therefore, to be filed within six month from 14.05.2016, but it was filed beyond the said period. The contention of the learned counsel for the appellant that since the limitation perio...