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2011 (1) TMI 1315 - AT - Central Excise

Issues:
1. Waiver of pre-deposit and stay of recovery of irregularly availed Cenvat credit.
2. Entitlement to Cenvat credit for processes carried out on received goods.
3. Interpretation of Note 6 to Section XVI of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985.
4. Prima facie view on the process of manufacture.
5. Decision on waiver of dues and stay application.

Analysis:

1. The appellant sought waiver of pre-deposit and stay of recovery of an amount of Rs. 2,41,04,446/- for irregularly availed Cenvat credit during 1-4-2004 to 31-3-2006. The Commissioner disallowed the credit as the processes carried out were deemed insufficient for manufacturing. The demand amounted to Rs. 2,40,75,746/- with an additional Rs. 28,700/- for inadmissible credit.

2. The Tribunal examined the processes undertaken by the appellant on received goods such as fork lift truck parts, automobile parts, and I.C. engine parts. The Commissioner contended that no new product emerged from the processes, considering them as minor surface cleaning activities. However, the appellant argued that essential operations like drilling, burring, grinding, etc., were crucial for marketable finished goods, supported by detailed operations and customer communications.

3. The Tribunal referred to Note 6 of Section XVI of the Tariff Act, which states that converting incomplete articles into finished ones amounts to manufacture. Considering the essential activities performed by the appellant to make the products marketable, the Tribunal opined that these constituted manufacturing processes, contrary to the adjudicating authority's view.

4. Relying on precedents like Western Refrigeration Pvt. Ltd. and Indo Asian Fuse Gear Ltd., where Note 6 of Section XVI was deemed applicable for similar activities, the Tribunal held that the appellant was entitled to the Cenvat credit denied in the impugned order. Consequently, the Tribunal ordered a waiver of pre-deposit and penalty, staying their recovery pending the appeal decision.

5. While the Tribunal did not find a prima facie case for the Rs. 28,700/- Cenvat credit, it noted an appropriation of Rs. 10,33,379/- in the impugned order. Ultimately, the Tribunal granted a complete waiver of the adjudged dues against the appellant and approved the stay application, delivering the judgment on 25-1-2011.

 

 

 

 

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