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2022 (11) TMI 1090 - AT - Central ExciseRefund of accumulated Credit - transition to GST regime - whether under Transitory Provisions Section 142(3) of CGST Act, refund is not available of the amount of credit, which has been transited to GST Regime under the provisions of the erstwhile Central Excise Act? - principles of natural justice - HELD THAT:- Admittedly, Save and Except taking forward of the credit balance as on 30.06.2017, the appellant have not commenced production or manufacturing activities nor cleared any taxable goods on or after 1.7.2017. Further, debit by the appellant in the electronic ledger (DRC-3) amounts to reversal of credit transferred to GST regime - the appellant is entitled to refund under the provisions of Section 142(3) of CGST Act, which provides that assessee can file refund claim on or after the appointed day, for refund of any amount of credit of duty, etc. paid under the existing law (Central Excise/Service Tax), subject to clearing the bar of unjust enrichment. Further, the bar of limitation has been waived under Section 142 (3). In the facts of the present case, the appellant is entitled to refund in terms of Section 142(3) read with Section 54 read with Section 49(6) of the CGST Act - in the facts of the present case as the credit has been accumulated due to clearance of excisable goods, during the Excise Law Regime for export, the bar of unjust enrichment is not attracted. Appeal allowed - decided in favor of appellant.
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