Supreme Court of India

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 13 S.C.R. 1
Bench D.K. Jain and Anil R. Dave JJ.
Decided 21 October 2011
Status Distinguished

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

In view of the above analysis, our answer to the question formulated in para (1) supra is that the liability of the B revenue to pay interest under Section 11 BB of the Act commences from the date of expiry of three months from the date of receipt of application for refund under Section 11 B(1) of the Act and not on the expiry of the said period from the date on which order of refund is made. c.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Central Excise Act, 1944: s.11BB - Interest on delayed refund - Liability of revenue to pay interest u/s. 11 BB - Held: Commences from the date of expiry of three months from the date of receipt of application for refund and not from the expiry of the said period from the date on which order of refund is made- Circular no.67016112002-CX dated 1.10.2002. Interpretation of statutes: Fiscal legislation - Held: Has 0 to be construed strictly and one has to look merely at what is said in the relevant provision; there is nothing to be read in; nothing to be implied and there is no room for any

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 not applicable

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