If at all, the service tax paid by a sub-contractor which...

If at all, the service tax paid by a sub-contractor which becomes part of service further provided by the main contractor, the scheme of credit as envisaged by the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 will come into play subject to fulfillment of conditions therein. It is nobody s case that the sub-contractors per-se are not liable to service tax even if they rendered taxable service. - AT