Dear Ritu,
A company can take input credit on service tax paid on GTA services.
The given condition is also applicable. ie if a company pays ST on Frieght Charges on purchase of material, than that input credit a company can avail. But If a company pays ST n Frieght charges on sales of goods/material then that ST we can't take Input credit.
Example:
1. ABC ltd paid 10000/- to ram kumar for the freight charges on purchase of goods From sellers warehouse to factory/ware house of ABC ltd. Then ST payable is 10000*0.25*12.36% (Input credit of service tax available)
2. ABC ltd paid 10000/- to rames kumar for the freight charges on sale of goods from factory/ware house of ABC ltd to buyers place then ST payable is 10000*0.25*12.36% (Input credit of service tax available)
In the above example no 2, we delivery the goods as per the buyers wish, so it's a service rendered was a output service. So on this ST Input credit we can't avail