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2018 (8) TMI 449 - AT - Central ExciseCENVAT Credit - duty paying documents - supplementary invoices issued by the Coal Companies - Rule 9 (1) (b) of Cenvat Credit Rules - matter pending adjudication - Held that:- The connected matters of South Eastern Coal Field Ltd. are pending adjudication before the Hon’ble Apex Court. Issue being already sub-judiced the element of confusion cannot be ruled out. ‘Suppression’ being altogether contradictory to ‘Confusion’, the same cannot be made applicable in the given circumstances, unless and until there is some apparent positive act of the appellant on the record amounting suppression of fact. Mere failure of ascertaining about the exclusion part of Rule 9 (1) (b) cannot be held to be the act of suppression or collusion on part of the appellant. Above all, the supplementary invoice has been issued by the Coal Companies which are the undertakings of the Government of India, there can be no presumption, unless rebutted, of any alleged suppression or collusion. It is apparent on record that the show cause notice to M/s. SECL is prior event than the appellant availing the credit on supplementary invoices issued by the said M/s. SECL but the simultaneous fact remains is that the demand against M/s. SECL vide said show cause notice is still under challenge and is pending adjudication before the Hon’ble Apex Court - the issue of wrong availment on part of M/s SECL is still a debatable issue. In such circumstances, the ascertainment on part of the appellant as is required under Rule 9 (1) (b) of Cenvat Credit Rules cannot be held to have been an act of suppression. Appeal allowed - decided in favor of appellant.
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