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Issues: (i) Whether inputs removed clandestinely without an invoice were entitled to valuation under Rule 3(4) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2002 on the basis of alleged lower sale price. (ii) Whether the value of clandestinely removed finished goods could be reduced from the normal assessable value on the strength of photocopied affidavits and a plea that the goods were defective and sold at a lower price.
Issue (i): Whether inputs removed clandestinely without an invoice were entitled to valuation under Rule 3(4) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2002 on the basis of alleged lower sale price.
Analysis: The rule contemplates removal of inputs or capital goods on which CENVAT credit has been taken under cover of an invoice and on payment of duty with reference to the value determined under the excise valuation provisions. In the present case, the inputs were admittedly removed without any invoice. The asserted lower sale price was not proved by any reliable evidence, and the photocopied affidavits were not supported by witness examination or proof of identity and contents. In the absence of invoice and proof of actual sale value, the statutory benefit could not be extended.
Conclusion: The denial of Modvat credit and the corresponding penalty were upheld in favour of Revenue.
Issue (ii): Whether the value of clandestinely removed finished goods could be reduced from the normal assessable value on the strength of photocopied affidavits and a plea that the goods were defective and sold at a lower price.
Analysis: The finished goods were removed clandestinely and there was no invoice evidencing any lower-priced sale. The plea of defectiveness and reduced price remained unsubstantiated except for photocopies of affidavits, which were not admitted as proof of actual transactions. In the absence of dependable evidence showing a lower transaction value, the normal assessable value adopted by the adjudicating authority was accepted.
Conclusion: The duty demand on clandestinely removed goods and the corresponding penalty were upheld in favour of Revenue.
Final Conclusion: The appeal failed in its entirety, and the adjudication confirming denial of credit, duty demand, and penalties was sustained.
Ratio Decidendi: Where removal of inputs or finished goods is clandestine and unsupported by an invoice or reliable proof of actual lower sale value, valuation concessions under the CENVAT regime cannot be claimed on the basis of unproved affidavits or bare assertions.
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