Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Ors. v. Maharaja Shree Umaid Mills

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Reported as [2013] 17 S.C.R. 271
Bench Anil R. Dave and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 17 December 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court committed an error by not considering the aforestated factors and 8 therefore, we quash and set aside the impugned judgment by allowing these appeals with no order as to costs.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

MODVAT- Finance Act, 2000- s.112 - Central Excise Rules, 1944 7 rr. 57(1), 57A, 578 - Respondent-assessee availed MODVAT credit on HSD oil used as an input though it was not permissible - Amount wrongly availed by respondents by way of MODVAT credit recovered by the Revenue with i.nterest thereon - Recovery of wrongfully availed MODVAT credit with interest - Justification - Held: By virtue of s. 112 of the _2000 Act, if anybody had wrongfully availed MODVA T credit on the HSD oil used as an input, it was to return such amount within 30 days and in case the amount was not refunded within 30

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