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2015 (4) TMI 781 - AT - Service TaxDenial of Refund claim - Exemption claim - services availed by SEZ unit - Non fulfillment of conditions of notification - Notification No. 17/2009 ST dated 07.7.2009 as amended by Notification No. 40/2009 ST dated 30.9.2009 - held that:- Exemption is admissible to the exporters of goods with respect to specified services received and used by the appellant for export of goods. It is observed from the case records that services were received by the SEZ unit of the appellant under invoice dated 30.01.2010 dated 31.12.2009 when the Services for transport of export of goods through national waterways inland water and Coastal Shipping were provided by M/s. Essar Logistics Limited. The said service stand included at Sr. No. 17 of Notification No. 17/2009 ST dated 07.7.2009 as per Notification No. 40/2009 ST dated 30.9.2009. Since the appellant had paid the duty, no reasoning has been given by the first appellate authority as to why refund under Notification No. 17/2009 ST, as amended, will not be admissible. - It is not denied by the Revenue that both the SEZ unit and the DTA unit were Later merged and the appellant therefore, become rightful claimant of the refund of Services availed by the SEZ unit of the appellant. Appellant can not be asked to fulfil the condition of Notification No. 9/2009-ST dated 03.3.2009 which he has not claimed. - Decided in favour of assessee.
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