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Issues: (i) Whether, for refund of duty on returned excisable goods under Section 173L, the value to be considered could be the value of raw material on the premise that the goods could be reused, or only the market value of the returned goods; (ii) Whether the refund denial could be interfered with on the ground of alleged non-supply of the market survey report and violation of natural justice.
Issue (i): Whether, for refund of duty on returned excisable goods under Section 173L, the value to be considered could be the value of raw material on the premise that the goods could be reused, or only the market value of the returned goods.
Analysis: Under Section 173L, refund is linked to the value of the returned goods at the time of their return to the factory. The statutory explanation makes clear that "value" means the market value of the excisable goods and not the ex-duty value. The fact that the returned goods may later be reusable as raw material does not alter the statutory test. The assessee also failed to produce cogent evidence of the value of each consignment of returned goods.
Conclusion: The value for refund purposes is the market value of the returned goods, not the value of raw material; the assessee's contention was rejected.
Issue (ii): Whether the refund denial could be interfered with on the ground of alleged non-supply of the market survey report and violation of natural justice.
Analysis: The assessee participated in the proceedings, was given opportunity on valuation, and did not seek a copy of the market survey report or cross-examination before the adjudicating authority. The grievance was also not raised before the Tribunal. In these circumstances, the complaint of breach of natural justice could not be permitted to be raised for the first time in reference proceedings. The valuation was a factual determination based on material on record and concurrent findings.
Conclusion: No violation of natural justice was found, and the challenge on that ground failed.
Final Conclusion: The denial of refund was upheld because the returned goods were valued below the duty already paid and the assessee failed to establish any legal or factual basis for interference with the concurrent findings.
Ratio Decidendi: For refund under Section 173L, the relevant value is the market value of the returned excisable goods at the time of return, and concurrent factual findings on such valuation will not be interfered with absent a proven legal infirmity.
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