High Court upholds penalty for fictitious invoices and denies cenvat credit appeal The High Court affirmed the Tribunal's decision to deny cenvate credit and uphold the penalty against the appellant company for using fictitious vehicle ...
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High Court upholds penalty for fictitious invoices and denies cenvat credit appeal
The High Court affirmed the Tribunal's decision to deny cenvate credit and uphold the penalty against the appellant company for using fictitious vehicle numbers on invoices and issuing invoices without dispatching goods. The Court found no merit in the appeal, stating that no substantial legal question was raised to warrant admission under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944. The appeal was dismissed by the High Court judges on 30th November 2009.
Issues involved: Appeal under Section 35 G of the Central Excise Act, 1944 against the order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal regarding denial of cenvate credit and imposition of penalty.
Analysis: The High Court judgment pertains to an appeal filed under Section 35 G of the Central Excise Act, 1944 against the order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal. The Tribunal had found that the invoices used to claim cenvate credit contained fictitious vehicle numbers, and the consignor did not provide any supporting documents like GR or lorry receipts. The Tribunal observed a common practice of using fake number plates on trucks. Physical verification revealed that goods were not received for certain invoices, indicating that invoices were issued without dispatching any goods. Consequently, the Tribunal denied cenvate credit and upheld the penalty under Section 11 AC of the Act against the appellant company.
The High Court, after hearing the arguments, affirmed the Tribunal's findings as pure facts, emphasizing the false claim of cenvate credit made by the dealer-appellant. It concluded that the lower authorities' orders and the Tribunal's decision were legally sound, with no substantial question of law raised under Section 35G of the Act to warrant the appeal's admission. The Court deemed the appeal to be without merit and dismissed it accordingly.
The judgment was delivered by Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jaswant Singh. The decision was made on 30th November 2009.
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