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2016 (3) TMI 998 - AT - Central ExciseRefund claim rejected - bar of limitation - Relevant date - rejection on account of limitation as in respect of the period April, 2003 to June, 2004, the refund claim was filed on 20.10.2007 - Held that:- Definition of relevant date as given in clause (a) of Explanation B to Section 11B in respect of export rebate claims, cannot be applied to Rule 5 refund claims. There is no other clause of Explanation B to Section 11B which is applicable to the refund claims under Rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules. A limitation prescribed in law always has two components - the period of limitation during which the application is to be filed or something is to be done and the date from which the limitation period is to be counted. Without prescribing the relevant date, a statutory provision prescribing limitation period is meaningless. Since, the second component of the limitation i.e. the relevant date from which the limitation period is to be counted is missing in Clause 6 of the Notification No. 11/2002-C.E. (N.T.), dated 1-3-2002, thus in view the limitation provision in this notification is meaningless. See M/s Deepak Spinners Ltd. Versus CCE, Indore [ 2013 (11) TMI 1221 - CESTAT NEW DELHI ] - Decided in favour of assessee
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