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India Housing (the Appellant), a service provider, took Cenvat credit on certain input services. The Department denied the Cenvat credit on the ground that the Appellant has taken Cenvat credit on the documents which are not the correct documents as per the Rule 9(2) of the Credit Rules.
If this were to be accepted, it would cause unimaginable distortion in interpreting the Valuation Law. Hence, confirming demand merely on the basis of quotation, without considering other facts is not sustainable.
When export of goods and payment of duty on exported goods is not in question, minor deviations from the fulfillment of the procedural requirements should not be taken into considerations for deciding the fate of a claim.
In the instant case, Man Structural Pvt. Ltd. (the Appellant) was engaged in manufacturing of dutiable as well as exempted final products. The Appellant has availed Cenvat credit on input/input services but was not maintaining separate accounts for inputs for manufacturing dutiable
Courses in : (i) Mass Communication, (ii) International Business Management, (iii) Telecom Management, (iv) Information Technology, (v) Management Studies, (vi) Geo-informatics and (vii) Operational Management are ‘vocational courses’ and therefore, exempt from Service tax
In the instant case, Chowgule Industries (P.) Ltd. (the Appellant) was a holder of Service Tax Registration under the category of ‘authorized service station’ for Maruti Udyog Ltd. (Maruti). The Appellant had purchased the vehicles from the Maruti and sold to their customers.
Customs Notification 102/97 Dt.14.09.2007 permitted importers to claim refund of Special Additional Customs Duty (SACD) paid on the imported goods, provided such imported goods are sold in the domestic market on payment of VAT/Sales Tax.
The CESTAT Ahmedabad in the case of M/s Quippo Energy Private Ltd. vs. Commissioner of CE & ST held that the activities carried on by the assessee on imported gensets results into existence of a more functional & operational product catering the needs of industrial consumers
The Hon’ble CESTAT, Mumbai held that invoices, on the basis of which Cenvat credit was availed was issued by manufacturer-supplier and the Appellant’s name is clearly appearing as consignee, therefore the invoices in question are squarely covered by clause (a) of sub rule 1 of Rule 9 of the Credit Rules.
The Hon’ble CESTAT Mumbai held that since the exempted goods were brought back into the factory after testing and subsequently, exported under Bond, therefore, by virtue of Rule 6(6)(v) of the Credit Rules, the provisions of sub-rule (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) of Rule 6 are inapplicable.
