Court Deems Rejection of Service Tax Refund Unjust, Citing Retrospective Exemption Overriding Six-Month Time Limit Under Finance Act 2017.

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....Refund of service tax - retrospective exemption - rejection of refund on the ground of time limitation - Department was of the view that the refund claimed ought to have been filed within six months from the date on which Section 104 of Finance Act, 2017 was introduced and received assent of the President - rejection of refund claim on the ground of time bar is unjustified....