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Issues: Whether the refund claim filed beyond the statutory period was barred by limitation under Section 11B of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
Analysis: The claim for refund was filed after more than one year from the date of payment. The plea that the amount was merely a deposit made during investigation and therefore outside the limitation period was not accepted. The governing rule applied was that refund claims under the Central Excise law are subject to the limitation prescribed by Section 11B of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
Conclusion: The refund claim was time-barred and was correctly rejected.
Final Conclusion: The appeal failed and the order rejecting refund on the ground of limitation was sustained.
Ratio Decidendi: Refund claims under the Central Excise Act are governed by Section 11B and must be filed within the prescribed limitation period, irrespective of the characterization of the payment as duty or deposit.