Cenvat credit eligible even if input not arisen out of a process of manufacture

Eskay Kaycee Industries Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of CGST & Excise (CESTAT Kolkata) CESTAT find that the Appellant satisfied the essential requirements for CENVAT credit. Notwithstanding excisability of the input, the supplier of the input paid duty thereon and issued a valid invoice to the Appellant. The input so received in the Appellant’s factory was used in or in relation to manufacture of their final product and its duty-paid character was evidenced by the invoices. In the circumstances, the Appellant was entitled to take CENVAT credit of duty paid on the input. The question whether...