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The principal notification no. 6/2007-Central Excise (N.T.) dated the 12th February, 2007 was published vide number G.S.R.77(E), dated the 12th February, 2007 and was subsequently amended by Notification No.02/2008-Central Excise (N.T.) dated the 15th January,2008 vide number G.S.R.32(E), dated the 15th January,2008.
The principal notification no. 5/2007-Central Excise (N.T.) dated the 12th February, 2007 was published vide number G.S.R.76(E), dated the 12th February, 2007 and was subsequently amended by Notification No.01/2008-Central Excise (N.T.) dated the 15th January,2008 vide number G.S.R.31(E), dated the 15th January, 2008.
Under Secretary to Government of India. Note: The principal notification No. 26/2004-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 27th September, 2004 was published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) Extraordinary vide G.S.R. 644 (E), dated the 27th September, 2004 and last amended by notification No. 23/2007-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 19th April, 2007, published vide G.S.R. 302 (E), dated the 19th April, 2007
The principle rules were published in the Gazette of India vide notification No. 4/2002-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 1st March, 2002 was published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 (i) vide GSR 143 (E), dated the 1st March, 2002, and last amended by notification No. 7/2008- Central Excise (N.T.) dated the 25th January, 2008 published vide G.S.R. 58 (E), dated the 25th January, 2008.
A reference has been received by the Board inviting its attention to the Delhi High Court judgment in the case of K.P. Pouches (P) Ltd [2008-TIOL-240-HC-DEL-CX]. In para 27 of the order, the High Court has opined that the adjudication authority should explicitly state the option available to the assessee under section 11AC of the Act in its adjudication order
The undersigned is directed to refer to circular No. 599/36/2001-CX dated November, 2001, wherein the issue of the applicability of the provision of section 11D of the Central Excise Act, 1944 in cases of payments made under erstwhile rule 57CC (1) of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 was examined. It has been brought to the notice of the Board that there are some decisions of the Tribunal contrary to the said circular. Further, rule 6 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004
Attention is invited to the Board’s circular No. 809/06/2005-CX dated 01.03.2005 on the above subject, and the subsequent modification carried out in the procedure relating to pre-audit of refund claims (involving amount more than Rs. 5 lakh) vide circular No. 857/15/2007-CX dated 02.11.2007. References have been received from the field formations to modify the procedure relating to post-audit on the lines of said circular dated 02.11.2007
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) read with sub-section (3) of section 136 of the Finance Act, 2001 (14 of 2001), the Central Government hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
The principal notification No.4/2006-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2006 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.94(E), dated the 1st March, 2006, and was last amended by notification No. 4/2008-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2008 published vide number G.S.R. 132(E), dated the 1st March, 2008.
In the budget 2008-09, certain amendments have been carried out in the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004. Rule 6 of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 pertains to an assessee who manufactures dutiable and exempted goods and provision of taxable and exempted services. As a general principle, CENVAT credit is not allowed on input or input service used for the manufacture of exempted goods or provision of exempted services [refer Rule 6(1)]. Exception to Rule 6(1) is contained in rules 6(3), 6(5) and 6(6)
