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Refund of unutilized CENVAT Credit - Output service - services on which no tax was payable by the Respondent - The assessee is a firm of legal practitioners, which renders legal services to its clients both in India, as well as outside India - it cannot but be concluded that the said exclusionary provision i.e., Subrule (2) of Rule 2(p) of the 2004 rules, is not applicable to the assessee, as in respect of legal service exported by it, service tax is not paid by the recipient of service. The recipient of service is located outside the taxable territory and therefore, this provision can only apply to legal services offered by the assessee to the recipient of service located within the taxable territory. - Refund cannot be denied - HC
Refund of unutilized CENVAT Credit - Output service - services on which no tax was payable by the Respondent - The assessee is a firm of legal practitioners, which renders legal services to its clients both in India, as well as outside India - it cannot but be concluded that the said exclusionary provision i.e., Subrule (2) of Rule 2(p) of the 2004 rules, is not applicable to the assessee, as in respect of legal service exported by it, service tax is not paid by the recipient of service. The recipient of service is located outside the taxable territory and therefore, this provision can only apply to legal services offered by the assessee to the recipient of service located within the taxable territory. - Refund cannot be denied - HC
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