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Issues: (i) Whether Modvat credit was admissible on inputs rejected before issue for manufacture as store rejection. (ii) Whether Modvat credit was admissible on inputs rejected during the manufacturing process as line rejection.
Issue (i): Whether Modvat credit was admissible on inputs rejected before issue for manufacture as store rejection.
Analysis: Inputs that were rejected at the store stage were not issued for manufacture and were not used in the final product.
Conclusion: Modvat credit was not admissible on store rejection, and the Revenue's appeal succeeded on this issue.
Issue (ii): Whether Modvat credit was admissible on inputs rejected during the manufacturing process as line rejection.
Analysis: Inputs issued for manufacture and rejected during the course of testing or production were treated as having entered the manufacturing stream, so the credit could not be denied merely because they were ultimately found defective.
Conclusion: Modvat credit was admissible on line rejection, and the Revenue's appeal failed on this issue.
Final Conclusion: The decision sustained denial of credit for store rejection while upholding credit for line rejection, with no penalty imposed.
Ratio Decidendi: Modvat credit is unavailable on inputs rejected before they enter the manufacturing process, but remains admissible where inputs are issued for manufacture and are rejected only during the manufacturing process.