Service Tax Ruling: Double Taxation on Same Transaction Under SOTG and GTA Services Prohibited; Refunds Ordered.

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....Nature of transaction - Classification of services - Supply of Tangible Goods Services or GTA Services - the same transaction could not be levied to service tax both at the hands of the service recipient and the service provider under different category of services. In this case, if these transactions were to be taxed under the category of SOTG, as has been held by the impugned order entire amount paid by the service recipient under the category of GTA services on the reverse charge basis should have been refunded - Demand set aside - AT....