TMI Blog2015 (12) TMI 1565X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nical know-how, which is received from outside India, as such, he is provider of taxable service under Rule 2(r) and consequently, becomes output service provider under Rule 2(p) of CCR. Further, Rule 5 of Taxation of Service (Provided from Outside India & Received in India), Rules 2006, refers to availing of Cenvat Credit and not to utilization of credit. Accordingly, I hold that the Ld. Commissioner (Appeals) is in error in not treating the appellant as output service provider. Therefore, the impugned orders are set aside. - Decided in favour of appellant - ST/52660-52661/2015 - Final Order No. 70610-70611/2016 - Dated:- 20-7-2016 - Mr. Anil Choudhary, Member (Judicial) Shri Prashant Shukla Advocate for the Appellant (s) Shri ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... isable goods. In the show cause notice dated 12.10.2012, the ld. Jt. Commissioner had demanded service tax of ₹ 26,61,438/- again, on receiving of know-how by alleging that Cenvat credit had wrongly been utilized for payment of service tax on the service received because service received cannot be construed as output service as defined under the Rule 2(p) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004. In the adjudication order, he had confirmed the demand by invoking the Rule 5 of Taxation of Services (Provided from outside India and Received in India) Rules, 2006 (in short Import of Service Rules ), though this rule was not invoked in the show cause notice. The Jt. Commissioner had ignored the binding precedents in which identical issue has be ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... a.) held as follows:- 6. If we read Rule 2(q) of Cenvat Credit Rules wit Rule 2(1)(d)(iv), we find that appellant is a person liable to service tax, once appellant is liable to pay service tax he becomes provider of taxable service under Rule 2(r) and consequently becomes output service provider under Rule 2(p) of the Cenvat Credit Rules. Revenue is also relying on Rule 5 of Taxation of Services (Provided from outside India and Received in India) Rules. We find that Rule 5 refers to availing of Cenvat credit and not to utilization of credit. We are therefore of the view that the finding of the Commissioner not treating the appellant as output service provider, is not correct and accordingly we set aside the impugned order and allow ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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