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CESTAT Mumbai held that rejection of refund claim under Rule 5 of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 solely on the basis of the ground that there is no nexus between the input service and the output service exported is untenable in law.
CESTAT Mumbai held that provisions of rule 6(3) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 are applicable only when the manufacturer is engaged in both manufacture of dutiable and final product. It is not applicable in case of by-products.
CESTAT Delhi held that freight charges are not includible in the transaction value when the sales take place at the factory gate. Here, appellants are mentioning the freight charges as separately in the invoices and there is nothing in the invoices or any other documents which shows that sales are on FOR destination basis
CESTAT Mumbai held that Rule 6 of the CCR, 2004 is not applicable to the waste products which arises during the process of manufacture and is sold for some consideration.
It appeared that any service availed after clearance of finished goods beyond the place of removal is not an input service and therefore, the appellant are not eligible to avail cenvat credit of service tax paid on outward GTA service.
CESTAT Mumbai held that refund on inputs in respect of Club or Association Services, Services by Air-conditioned Restaurants, Short Term Hotel Accommodation Services, Mandap Keeper Services, Convention Services, Cable Operator Services and for Sponsorship Services as well as Event Management Services were already allowed to the appellant in earlier period. Hence the same is allowed here as well.
Desmet Reagent Pvt. Ltd Vs Commissioner of Central Goods (CESTAT Delhi) Appellant urges that there is no disability provided under Rule 3 of CCR that Cenvat Credit shall not be available, if the duty is paid in the case of import through utilization of DEPB scrips. Rather Rule 9 of CCR specifically provides that one […]
Denial of Cenvat credit can be done only by issuing notice under Rule 14 and the department could not reject refund of Cenvat credit solely under Rule 5. Since the availability of credit had not been questioned by the department herein by issuing show cause notice in terms of Rule 14 ibid, the refund benefit could not be denied on the ground of non-establishment of nexus between input and the output services
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
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.
