TMI Blog2003 (11) TMI 143X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of Rs. 12,85,644.70 confirmed against them by the Commissioner and also against the penalty of equivalent amount and interest in respect of iron and steel scrap. 2. The allegation is that they have removed iron and steel scrap in contravention of Rule 9(2) of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 read with Section 11A(1) of the Act. Show cause notice also seeks to recover duty from the appellants on ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... der does not bring any evidence on record to counter the submission made by the appellants that they have not taken any Modvat credit in respect of the steel material brought in their factory. The question of recovering duty on the inputs (steel material), which gets converted into waste and scrap can arise only in the event the appellants were claiming Modvat on the said material either as input ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tion of collection of any duty on the waste and scrap can arise only in the case where credit was taken on the material. There is no finding on this aspect of the matter in the impugned order to hold that the credit on the steel material was indeed taken, at the point of receipt of the material in the factory. In the impugned order, no finding is recorded as to from which Modvat records, the Depar ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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