2002 (12) TMI 341

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..... ri Arun Chopra, DR, for the Respondent. [Order per : Gowri Shankar, Member (T)]. - After hearing the party on the stay application, we have decided to take up the appeal itself after waiving deposit. 2. The appellant is engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products, some of which it clears for home consumption, the rest being exported. It availed of the benefit of the exemption co .....

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..... ation 16/97. The Commissioner (Appeals) accepted this contention and held that the refund has been wrongly sanctioned and set aside the order of the Deputy Commissioner. Hence this appeal by the assessee. 4. Paragraph 2 of the Notification 16/97 contains the conditions subject to which the exemption from duty contained in it will be available. Clause (iii) of this paragraph contains the foll .....

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..... for the exemption contained in notification to be available, the manufacturer should not have availed of the Modvat credit in respect of "inputs used in the manufacture of specified goods cleared for home consumption." This condition does not prohibit a manufacturer availing Modvat credit of the duty paid on inputs used in the manufacture of exported product. There is nothing else contained in the .....

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