Demand of service tax for the period from 1st April 2003 to March 2005 was prima facie wrong because appellant had started rendering services to M/s IBP Co. Ltd. from 01.09.2005 as was clear from the agreement dated 01.09.2005 which had been accepted in the order-in-original.
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that as the contract is for job-work carried out by the appellant for the service recipient. The same doesn’t fall under the category of Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service and therefore the service tax demand unsustainable.
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that fact of clandestine manufacture and clearance thereof is established, however, since there is no clinching tangible evidence or any corroborative evidence to establish the appellant as a manufacturer, liability of duty, penalty cannot be fastened.
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Interest was not payable accumulated CENVAT credit lying unutilized as in case of export of services under Rule 5 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, assessee was free to take back the credit of not sanctioned / partially sanctioned refunds.
