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Issues: (i) whether the demand for cess was liable to be confined, at the stay stage, to the amount falling within limitation; (ii) whether excise duty credit in the CENVAT account could be utilised for payment of cess.
Issue (i): whether the demand for cess was liable to be confined, at the stay stage, to the amount falling within limitation.
Analysis: The prior stay order had already placed the merits against the appellants on a prima facie basis. On limitation, the record disclosed a distinguishable portion of the demand which was stated to be time-barred, while the remaining portion was within the limitation period. The claim of lack of suppression was accepted only for the purpose of the stay arrangement.
Conclusion: The deposit was confined to the amount falling within limitation, namely Rs. 98,36,068.
Issue (ii): whether excise duty credit in the CENVAT account could be utilised for payment of cess.
Analysis: The order proceeded on the prima facie view that credit maintained under the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002 and the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 could be used for payment of cess, so long as excise duty credit was available in the account. On that basis, debit from the CENVAT credit account was permitted for the directed deposit.
Conclusion: Utilisation of available CENVAT credit for payment of cess was permitted at the stay stage.
Final Conclusion: The stay applications were disposed of by directing a limited pre-deposit from the limitation period amount, permitting payment through the CENVAT credit account, and granting waiver of the balance pre-deposit, interest, and penalty on compliance.
Ratio Decidendi: At the stay stage, where part of the demand is prima facie time-barred and excise duty credit is available, the authority may confine the pre-deposit to the surviving demand and permit utilisation of CENVAT credit for payment of cess.
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