Utilisation of CENVAT Credit of Excise duty of Defaulted period without any wilful avoidance: CESTAT Quashes penalty u/s 11AC of Central Excise Act

Kalp Corporation Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad)

Introduction: The case of Kalp Corporation vs. C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) revolves around the issue of imposing penalties under Section 11AC of the Central Excise Act, 1944, Rule 25 and Rule 27 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, and Rule 15(2) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004. The core question addressed by the CESTAT Ahmedabad was whether penalties should be levied when the appellant had delayed the monthly payment of excise duty and subsequ

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