Refund of service tax

Saikiran Reddy (Others) (24 Points)

16 July 2015  

Dear All,

       I have recently booked a bus ticket ( thro ebooking website like redbus etc.) and cancelled due to change of plans. They have charged 5.6% service tax while booking and they say service tax is non-refundble. My doubt here is "Is service tax refundable if we cancel particular service?" Terms and conditions of all such websites and even travels operators website has same condition. However, Indian railways chages service tax but they refund the same during cancellation. Can someone explain why there is difference in refund rules?