Supreme Court of India · 2006-07-25
M/S. Amrit Paper vs Commissioner Of Central Excise, ...
- Citation / case number
- 2006 AIR SCW 3894
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- M/S. Amrit Paper
- Respondent
- Commissioner Of Central Excise, ...
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Arijit Pasayat, S.H. Kapadia
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal under Section 35L of the Central Excise Act, 1944, concerning the entitlement to refund of duty under Notification No.6/2000-CE. The Court held that the appellant, having availed Modvat credit and subsequently reversed it, was not entitled to claim exemption under the notification as it had already benefited from the credit. The Tribunal's decision to reject the refund claim was upheld, establishing that entitlement to exemption is contingent upon not having availed credit under the Central Excise Rules.