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Issues: (i) whether refund of excess excise duty paid on account of adoption of an incorrect valuation method was admissible and hit by unjust enrichment; (ii) whether the refund claim for part of the period was barred by limitation.
Issue (i): whether refund of excess excise duty paid on account of adoption of an incorrect valuation method was admissible and hit by unjust enrichment.
Analysis: The Appellant had been paying duty on an MRP-based valuation though it later sought to be assessed on transaction value under the correct valuation regime. The record showed that the department had directed continuation of the earlier method and that the excess duty was reflected as receivable in the books, supporting the claim that the amount had not been recovered from customers. The basis for rejection on unjust enrichment was therefore not sustainable for the eligible period.
Conclusion: The refund was admissible on merits for the period supported by documentary evidence and was not barred by unjust enrichment.
Issue (ii): whether the refund claim for part of the period was barred by limitation.
Analysis: The claim for July 2013 to December 2013 was filed beyond the statutory one-year period under the refund provision. The fact that the dispute concerned the correct valuation method did not displace the limitation bar for that part of the claim.
Conclusion: The refund claim for the time-barred period was not maintainable.
Final Conclusion: The appeal succeeded only in part, with refund sustained for the non-time-barred period and denied for the portion filed beyond limitation.
Ratio Decidendi: A refund arising from an incorrect valuation method can be allowed where the incidence of duty was not passed on, but the statutory limitation period for refund claims continues to apply to the portion of the claim filed beyond time.
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