Refund to SEZ cannot be denied for approval of input services by approval committee

Messrs Dic Fine Chemicals Pvt Ltd Vs C.C.E (CESTAT Ahmedabad) As regard the issue that whether the refund claim can be rejected on the ground that the input services on which the refund claim was made by SEZ is not approved by the approval committee. As per the facts of the present case the refund claim is pertaining to the period March to May, 2009 and the appellant had applied and the approval was given by the Approval Committee in September, 2009. Even though belatedly the facts remains that the input services were approved by the Approval committee. Without prejudice , I find that this iss...