Refund of service tax paid - reverse charge mechanism (RCM) -...

Refund of service tax paid - reverse charge mechanism (RCM) - had paid the service tax for the period from April 2016 to June 2017 only on 02.05.2018 and hence, they were unable to avail credit of the service tax already paid by them. - This court is of the view that what was impugned herein is only the order of remand passed by the learned Judge and hence, there is no requirement to set aside the same in entirety - the order of the learned Judge is modified by directing the appellant to consider the application of the assessee under section 142(3) of the CGST Act, 2017, based on the available materials and dispose the same, on merits and after affording an opportunity of hearing to the assessee, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. - HC

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