Fraudulent availment of Cenvat Credit: CESTAT reduces penalty

Dolphin Metals I Ltd Vs C.C.E. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The brief facts of the case are that based on the intelligence, an investigation was undertaken against M/s Nisha Industries which revealed that the appellant had wrongly availed CENVAT credit on invoices without actual receipt of inputs; that the finished goods were found at both the manufacturing and dealer’s premises which were not accounted for; that the finished goods were also removed without payment of duty. The appellant herein is one of the suppliers of the said Cenvatable inputs on which M/s Nisha Industries had availed Cenvat Credi...