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2016 (9) TMI 944 - AT - Service TaxCenvat credit - service tax paid on services relating to insurance and handling of final products after their removal from the factory and insurance of motor vehicles and transit insurance of goods beyond the place of removal - credit was availed by the appellant on the basis of the invoices issued by their Head Office as ISD - services such as CHA, terminal handling and insurance, banking etc. have been availed for export of goods after their clearance from the factory - Held that:- appellant has submitted copies of the ISD invoices on the basis of which they have availed the Cenvat credit on various services. I find that copies of these invoices were also submitted before the First Appellate Authority but no specific findings has been recorded by the Commissioner (Appeals) on this important issue. From the perusal of some of these sample invoices, I find that the credit on various services such as CHA, handling charges, insurance etc. have been availed for export of goods at the port of export. The credit for these services stand availed at the hands of the input service distributor. I find that no such proceedings is on record against the ISD. The dispute in the present proceedings has been initiated by the Revenue against the appellant for availing Cenvat credit on the basis of ISD invoices, on the allegations that the services for which such credits have been availed are not covered by the definition of input services. The proper assessee against whom such proceedings, if at all, ought to have been initiated against is the input service distributor. The proceedings for disallowing the credit would have to be set aside. - Decided in favour of appellant
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