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Country of Origin Certificate not required to be submitted if Bill of Entry contains country of Origin

January 3, 2023 1170 Views 0 comment Print

The Timberland Vs Commissioner of GST & CE (Appeals) (CESTAT Chennai) In paragraph-7 of the impugned order, the first appellate authority has clearly recorded that the appellant did not submit the Country of Origin Certificate as prescribed, either during the assessment stage or appellate stage. Against this, the learned Consultant would contend that the Bill […]

Refund of mistakenly paid service tax granted as incidence of tax not passed on

December 28, 2022 2337 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that undisputedly the amount of service tax was paid by mistake and Chartered Accountant certificate was submitted certifying that incidence of duty has not been passed on Accordingly refund eligible as not hit by doctrine of unjust enrichment.

100% penalty not imposable as duty along with interest & 25% penalty paid within 30 days of order

December 27, 2022 1242 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that penalty of only 25% and not 100% leviable as duty along with interest and 25% penalty is paid within 30 days from the receipt of Order-in-Original.

CESTAT cannot grant reliefs extraneous to adjudication

December 25, 2022 765 Views 0 comment Print

Minvesta Infotech Ltd Vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) It is argued by the learned consultant that prior to introduction of GST, appellant would have been able to take re credit of the said amount when refund claims are denied as time-barred. After the introduction of GST, the appellant is not able […]

CENVAT credit cannot be denied for mere mention of Individual name after company name  

December 1, 2022 1008 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT credit cannot be denied on Chartered Accountant services for mere mention of Individual name after company name and Mere allegation in SCN cannot be a ground to deny Credit on bank charges 

Refund claim cannot be rejected as time-barred considering date of re-submission of refund claim

November 28, 2022 2895 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that refund claims rejected as time-barred considering the date of re-submission of refund claim as the date of filing of refund claim and ignoring the date on which the initial/ original refund claim was filed is unsustainable in law.

Re-examining the issuing authority unnecessary as duty demand not contested

November 28, 2022 681 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that the respondent is not contesting the duty demand and penalty and the entire duty and penalty is also paid by the respondent. Then, remanding the matter of re-examining whether the SCN issuing authority is proper or not is totally unnecessary and uncalled for.

Service Tax Penalties not valid if no deliberate suppression of facts

November 24, 2022 723 Views 0 comment Print

RPP Infra Projects Ltd Vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) CESTAT held that department has to refrain from issuing Show Cause Notice if the appellant pays up the service tax along with interest as ascertained by himself or by the officers. In the present case, the appellant has paid up the service tax […]

Refund hit by unjust enrichment if no documents produced to prove non-passing of incidence of Duty to Buyers

November 23, 2022 1239 Views 0 comment Print

Aurolab Vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) The issue is whether the refund claim is hit by the bar of unjust enrichment. Undisputedly, the appellant has mentioned the duty element in the invoices issued to the buyers. The presumption envisaged in section 12B of Central Excise Act, 1944 then applies and the […]

Cenvat credit admissible even if windmill is not located inside factory premises

November 22, 2022 1206 Views 0 comment Print

It is not in dispute that the said electricity is supplied to the factory of the respondent and the same is used for manufacturing activity. Merely because the wind generation plant is situated far away from the manufacturing activity, credit cannot be denied.

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