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- 2021 (1) TMI 657 - CESTAT CHANDIGARH
CENVAT Credit - levy of penalty - allegation is that the vehicle in question is not capable of transportation of the goods - HELD THAT:- It is a fact on record that during the course of investigation, shortage of inputs was found. Further, duty free goods were also been unloaded which creates doubt that the appellant is procuring duty free goods and procuring invoices to avail the cenvat credit without receiving the goods; therefore, investigation took place. In the annexure to the show cause notice at Sr.No.1 & 2, the vehicles were found to be auto cycles and transportation of goods has been arranged by the appellant themselves. In these circumstances, the cenvat credit is not admissible to the appellant on the invoices issued by Kanhya Lal Jai Narain at S No. 1&2 of the SCN. Further, with regard to the invoice issued by Ram Park....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 503 - CESTAT AHMEDABAD
SSE Exemption - Clubbing of clearance - use of brand name of others - Job work - the case of the department is that the electrodes manufactured by M/S Orion Wire Manufacturing Company bear the brand name of the appellant’s company - inclusion of such welding electrodes have to be included in the aggregate clearances of the appellant for the purpose of N/N. 8/2003 -CE - HELD THAT:- The appellant is the owner of the brand name “ Sun Arc”. They are getting electrodes manufactured by the M/s Orion Wire Manufacturing Company on job work basis by supplying materials to them. The electrodes manufactured by the job worker are cleared from the job worker premises directly. Raw materials for the manufacture of the electrodes are supplied by the appellant. The duty on the electrodes is paid by the job worker on the price at which t....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 502 - CESTAT CHANDIGARH
Rectification of Mistake - mistake apparent on the face of record - Section 35FF of Central Excise Act, 1944 - HELD THAT:- The Revenue wants to challenge the merits of the order by way of rectification of mistake. The said act of the Revenue is not appreciable as the same shall amounts the review of own order which is not permissible in law. The issue whether the application of rectification of mistake is maintainable or not has been discussed by this Tribunal in the case of JK CARD BOARD INDUSTRY, JAMMU & KASHMIR VERSUS COMMISSIONER OF CE, JAMMU & KASHMIR JAMMU & KASHMIR [2021 (1) TMI 337 - CESTAT CHANDIGARH] where it was held that the distinction between the appeal and application for rectification of mistake is quite obvious and even a wrong finding of fact or in law needs to be challenged in an appeal before the appellate ....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 382 - CESTAT CHANDIGARH
CENVAT Credit - applicability of N/N. 02/14-CE (N.T.) dt.20.1.2014 - denial of credit on the ground that appellant was not entitled to credit prior to the Notification No.01/10-CE dt.6.2.2010 - extended period of limitation - HELD THAT:- It is found that similarly placed assessee in DHARMPAL SATYAPAL LTD. VERSUS COMMISSIONER OF C. EX., NOIDA [2016 (9) TMI 1389 - CESTAT ALLAHABAD] was allowed the credit although against those orders, the appeals have been filed by the Revenue before the Commissioner (Appeals), in that circumstance, when the Revenue is having divergent views on the issue, the extended period of limitation is not applicable - Admittedly, in this case, the show cause notice has been issued by invoking the extended period of limitation, therefore, the denial of credit is barred by limitation. Appeal allowed - decided in favor of appellant.
- 2021 (1) TMI 340 - CESTAT AHMEDABAD
Clandestine removal - allegation of clandestine use of one extra Pouch Packing Machine for manufacture and clearance by evading excise duty - period from 01-11-2013 to 30-09-2014 - Interpretation of “Compounded Levy scheme” under section 3A of Central Excise Act 1944 and Chewing Tobacco and Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Rules 2010 - Determining rate of duty and Quantification of duty under Notification No. 16/2010-CE dated 27.02.2010 - seized machine found excess - Operating Machine or not - evidentiary value of statements in term of section 9D of Central Excise Act 1944 with & without examining witnesses - Confiscation of PPM is sustainable when it is not manufactured and removed by M/s Hasmukh Tobacco Products - absence of seizure of goods manufactured or cleared ....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 337 - CESTAT CHANDIGARH
Rectification of Mistake - mistake apparent on the face of record - review of order - Section 35C (2) of the Central Excise Act, 1944. As per Ashok Jindal, HELD THAT:- There are no merit in the applications for rectification of mistake filed by the Revenue. If any consideration is given to the same, the same shall be amount to review of our own order which is not permissible in law - the applications for rectification of mistake filed by the Revenue is dismissed. As per Sanjiv Srivastava: The present applications are undoubtedly and undisputedly the applications filed under Section 35C (2) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 for rectification of the mistake apparent from the record. It is settled law as to what can be the scope of the application made under this section and what is the mistake apparent from the records which can be rectified ....... + More
- 2021 (1) TMI 138 - CESTAT BANGALORE
CENVAT Credit - input services - Advisory services - Activities relating to business - Legal service - whether the services availed by the appellants from M/s. Singhi Advisors Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai would amount to input services to be eligible for credit? - HELD THAT:- Rule 2(l) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 has two parts, one the substantive part and the other the inclusive part. Commissioner finds that the services covered under the inclusive part of the definition of input service or services are which are rendered prior to the commencement of the manufacturing activity (such as, services for modernization, renovation or repairs of the factory) as well as services rendered after the manufacture of final products (such as advertisement, sales promotion, market research etc.) and includes services received such as accounting, auditing, financi....... + More
- 2020 (12) TMI 1172 - CESTAT AHMEDABAD
CENVAT Credit - input services - Warranty Services - whether warranty services are part of the manufacturing and sale activity as they are required for the purpose of ensuring sale of the goods or not? - HELD THAT:- It is the Warranty Service which implies that the value is already included in the sale price of the goods. Moreover, there is no requirement in the definition of Input Service that the value is to be included in the assessable value for the purpose of Central Excise before the credit can be allowed. There is no such restriction in the definition of input service. Appeal allowed - decided in favor of appellant.
- 2020 (12) TMI 1124 - CESTAT KOLKATA
CENVAT Credit - common input services for taxable as well as exempt goods - maintaining separate accountal of input and input services used in or in relation to manufacture of exempted and dutiable final products - alteration of option exercised under Rule 6(3) of the Cenvat Credit Rules in mid 2012-13 - time limitation - equivalent penalty under Rule 15(2) of the Cenvat Credit Rules read with Section 11AC of the Act. Whether for the purposes of Rule 6(2) and Rule 6(3) of the Cenvat Credit Rules it was obligatory on the part of the appellant to maintain separate accountal of input and input services used in or in relation to manufacture of exempted and dutiable final products prior to manufacture of the final products or reversal of the cenvat credit of the duty and tax involved in respect of exempted inputs and input services on proporti....... + More
- 2020 (12) TMI 1056 - CESTAT NEW DELHI
Valuation - inclusion of Freight charges in the assessable value - place of removal - premises of the buyers - appellant paid duty on the assessable value without including the value of freight, as according to the appellant, freight was incurred beyond the place of removal which is the factory gate of the appellant - HELD THAT:- The sale invoices raised by the appellant clearly mentioned at serial number 4 that "our responsibility ceases when goods leave factory". Rule 5 of the Central Excise Valuation (Determination of Price of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2000 also provides that the cost of transportation from the place of removal to the place of delivery is not includable in the assessable value. The cost of transportation has also been separately mentioned in invoices and this cost is paid by the buyer. It is, therefore, evident....... + More
- 2020 (12) TMI 950 - CESTAT KOLKATA
Reversal of irregularly availed CENVAT Credit - Rule 6(1) of the Cenvat Credit Rules - benefit of N/N. 65/95-CE available - Interpretation of statute - N/N. 65/95-CE - whether Notification No. 65/95-CE is a notification which grants exemption “absolutely” as envisaged under Section 5A(1) of the Act and consequently sub-section (1A) of Section 5A is attracted? - HELD THAT:- Referring to and relying upon the decisions of the Hon’ble Karnataka High Court in COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE VERSUS M/S FEDERAL MOGUL TPR INDIA LTD. [2015 (8) TMI 308 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT], of the Coordinate Bench of the Tribunal in M/S INCOPAC PARTS PVT. LTD. VERSUS CCE & CGST, JAIPUR [2018 (7) TMI 1366 - CESTAT NEW DELHI] and BALKRISHNA PAPER MILLS LTD, LAXMI BOARD AND PAPER MILLS LTD, COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, THANE-I VERSUS COMMISS....... + More
- 2020 (12) TMI 908 - CESTAT KOLKATA
CENVAT Credit - few transactions of which consignments were either fake or fictitious - 8 vehicles with respect to 24 invoices were found non-existent in the database - owners of 9 vehicles denied transportation by written communications - CENVAT Credit - HELD THAT:- During the course of search at the factory premises of the appellant neither incriminating documents were recovered nor any shortage/excess of raw materials/finished goods were found by the officers of the anti-evasion. The employees of the appellant in their statements have clearly stated that they have physically received the goods and utilized in the manufacture of their final products. The adjudicating authority is required to first conduct examination-in-chief of the witnesses whose statement is relied upon by the department and then to form an opinion whether the statem....... + More
- 2020 (12) TMI 875 - CESTAT KOLKATA
Excess availment of CENVAT credit - whether the appellant had taken excess CENVAT credit as arrived by the department, holding that it was paper transaction without or short receipt of raw materials? - Extended period of limitation - HELD THAT:- The value so arrived was compared with the value of raw material consumed as shown in the Balance Sheet of respective financial year. ER-1 return shows the amount of CENVAT credit taken on the quantity of raw material purchased and not on the quantity of raw material consumed. There is no provision for one to one correlation in CENVAT credit scheme - there is no other evidence on record like investigation from supplier of raw material, transporter or evidence of cash flow back or any inculpatory statement to substantiate that excess CENVAT credit taken was based on paper transaction i.e. without o....... + More
- 2020 (12) TMI 856 - CESTAT NEW DELHI
Reversal of CENVAT Credit - clearance of sulphuric acid from the factory of the responden - demand raised under rule 6(3) of the CENVAT Credit Rules 2004 - Department entertained a view that sulphuric acid, cleared to the fertilizer units without payment of duty, is an exempted product and hence the respondent is liable to pay an amount in terms of rule 6(3)(i) of the Credit Rules - HELD THAT:- What is important to note is that for the demands raised under rule 6(3)(i) of the Credit Rules in respect of sulphuric acid for the earlier period, the Supreme Court in UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS VERSUS M/S. HINDUSTAN ZINC LTD. [2014 (5) TMI 253 - SUPREME COURT] held that sulphuric acid is a by- product and there is no necessity to maintain separate records for the zinc concentrate used in the production of sulphuric acid and that rule 57CC does ....... + More
- 2020 (12) TMI 846 - CESTAT KOLKATA
CENVAT Credit - place of removal - input services relating to export of goods to Nepal upto and at the port, airport and land border Customs station by the appellant - requirement of Rule 2(l)(ii) of the Cenvat Credit Rules satisfied or not - HELD THAT:- In the instant case the documents on record evidences that the subject goods were exported under bond by the appellant on FOB basis. Further, all the said services were and had to be rendered and/or availed at or prior to the port of shipment premises. None of these services were or can be rendered after the said goods are removed from the port. They have to be rendered before the vessels containing the subject goods left the port, from where the removal of the said goods took place. In case of export consignments ownership transfer takes place through Bill of Lading and hence the exporte....... + More
- 2020 (12) TMI 845 - CESTAT KOLKATA
Area Based Exemption - N/N. 33/99-CE dated 08.07.1999 - exemption on LPG and Solvex-GL - Whether the Commissioner(Appeals) is right in holding that Review Commissioner’s view that Solvex-GL, being gas is excluded from sub-serial No.13(i) of the schedule to the Notification No.33/99 CE dated 08.07.1999 as amended, is eccentric, irrational and egregious? - HELD THAT:- Notification No.33/99 provides for exemption to goods specified in the schedule appended to the Notification and cleared from a unit located in the state of Assam or Tripura or Meghalaya or Mizoram or Nagaland or Arunachal Pradesh as the case may be, from so much of the duty of excise, leviable thereon, under any of the said acts as is equivalent to the amount of duty paid by the manufacturer of goods from the account current maintained under Rule9 read with Rule 173 G o....... + More
- 2020 (12) TMI 819 - CESTAT KOLKATA
CENVAT Credit - Capital goods - Inputs - Cement and Steel items such as Angles, Channels, Joist etc. - period from 2010-11 to 2012-13 - applicability of Explanation 2 to the definition of inputs inserted with effect from 7 July 2009 - HELD THAT:- The Appellant has taken us through the sample invoices, which can be traced to the line item wise details and wherefrom it is evident that the credit in respect of goods classifiable under Chapter 84, 85 & 90 of the CETA is also included within the disputed amount. The Appellant has also enclosed a Chartered Accountant Certificate dated 23 August 2016 certifying that the credit of ₹ 2,42,79,485/- pertains directly in respect of the plant, machinery, equipments and other goods squarely covered by the definition of capital goods. Therefore, cenvat credit of ₹ 2,42,79,485/- does not ....... + More
- 2020 (12) TMI 811 - CESTAT KOLKATA
Clandestine removal - finished goods found short during the stock taking - Department was also of the view that N/N. 67/95CE dated 16-03-1995 was not applicable to the Appellants since it applied only to ‘inputs’ which are captively consumed and not to ‘finished goods’ as was the case of the appellants - demand is time barred as the show cause notice has been issued on 15.09.2016 for the alleged clearances in 2012 - time limitation - HELD THAT:- The charge of clandestine clearance cannot stand as the department has not been able to provide clinching evidence in support of the same. Clandestine clearance is a serious charge and has to be proved with positive evidence which is lacking in this case - It may be noted that not even one buyer of the clandestinely cleared goods has been identified by the department. Short....... + More
- 2020 (12) TMI 810 - CESTAT KOLKATA
Reversal of CENVAT Credit - certain activities carried out by it on imported China pipes and cleared after making payment of excise duty - process amounting to manufacture or trading of goods - Rule 6(3) of the CCR, 2004 - time limitation - HELD THAT:- The issue is no longer res integra after the judgment of the Tribunal in the case of SUYASH AUTO-PRESS COMPONENTS & ASSEMBLIES P. LTD. VERSUS COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, PUNE-III [2018 (5) TMI 208 - CESTAT MUMBAI] where it was held that the removal of input under Rule 3(5) was made admittedly on payment of duty. Therefore, there is no case of trading activity which is an exempted service. Accordingly, there is no application of Rule 6(3) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004. In the instant case of the Appellant also, there is no dispute that the goods where cleared after payment of exci....... + More
- 2020 (12) TMI 798 - CESTAT MUMBAI
Application for early hearing - HELD THAT:- Application for Early hearing is allowed. Registry is directed to list the appeal for hearing on 02/12/2020.
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