Deemed service provider is entitled to avail Cenvat Credit on inputs/input services/capital goods for payment of GTA service tax – Stay Granted

Brief facts arising for consideration of the case are that the appellant M/s Tata AIG Life Insurance Co. Ltd. are holders of service tax registration under the category of Insurance auxiliary services. The service rendered by insurance agents is covered under the category of insurance auxiliary services. However, the liability to pay service tax on such services is on the recipient of the services, which are the insurance companies who engage the agents as per the provisions of rule 2(1)(d)(iii) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994. It was observed that the appellant had utilised input service tax c...