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2015 (10) TMI 2072 - AT - Central ExciseDenial of CENVAT Credit - Manufacture of capital goods - Held that:- Tribunal failed to appreciate this contention and disallowed the credit. Presently, the credit is claimed as inputs used for manufacturing capital goods and not as capital goods. - CENVAT Scheme is a beneficial legislation and should be given as wider meaning as possible. Inputs mean anything, i.e., put into the stream of manufacture. In the instant case, the contention of appellant is that the Sections, Shapes, Channels, Angles were used for fabrication of moulds. That moulds being specifically mentioned in the definition of capital goods, these items which were used for manufacture of moulds are eligible for credit. It is also the case of appellant that TMT Bar was used for stirring the metal and by its use becomes a constituent of the final product. The requirement of stirring rod in the process of manufacture is undeniable. To establish their contention, the appellants have produced a Chartered Engineer Certificate along with photographs showing the steps of manufacture/fabrication of moulds. This certificate explains the use of the impugned items in manufacture of moulds and also use of such moulds in the appellants industry. - as already stated moulds being specified as capital goods, the inputs used for manufacture of capital goods are eligible for credit. - Decided in favour of assessee.
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