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Issues: Whether the refund claim of special additional duty was barred by unjust enrichment, despite the statutory auditor's certificate and the departmental circulars governing the claim.
Analysis: The appeal concerned refund of SAD under Notification No. 102/2007-Cus. The Commissioner (Appeals) had relied on Circular No. 6/2008-Cus and Circular No. 18/2010-Cus. The circular dated 28.04.2008 treated a certificate from the statutory auditor certifying that the burden of 4% SED had not been passed on as sufficient to satisfy the requirement of unjust enrichment. The record showed that this requirement had been complied with. The departmental circulars were binding on revenue authorities, and the appeal was found to be contrary to those instructions.
Conclusion: The objection based on unjust enrichment was rejected, and the refund claim was upheld in favour of the assessee.