Handwritten Serial Number cannot be the reason for denial of ITC

Krupa Trading Company Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The short issue involved in the present case is that whether the denial of Cenvat Credit by the Adjudicating Authority for the reason that invoices of input service bear handwritten serial number is correct or otherwise. It is clear from the rules that the invoice should bear serial numbers, however, there is no mention in the rules that the invoice should bear Pre-printed Serial Numbers. Therefore, we are of the clear view that the invoice should be “Serially Numbered” irrespective, whether, it is hand written or Pre-printed. T...