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Issues: Whether refund of excise duty taken as Modvat credit on inputs used in exported goods is barred under the second proviso to Rule 57F(3) when drawback has been availed, and whether the bar applies only where the drawback relates to excise duty or central excise element.
Analysis: The second proviso to Rule 57F(3) prevents a manufacturer from obtaining a double benefit where drawback is taken in respect of the same duty for which refund is claimed. Drawback under Section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962 and the Drawback Rules may relate to customs duty, central excise duty, or both, and the Drawback Schedule indicates the duty element to which the drawback is attributable. If the drawback is only on basic customs duty and not on the excise duty paid on inputs, the refund under Rule 57F(3) is not barred. The authorities below did not examine whether the drawback claimed by the appellant was relatable only to customs duty, and the record did not contain sufficient evidence to finally decide that question.
Conclusion: The bar under the second proviso to Rule 57F(3) does not automatically apply merely because drawback was received. It applies only if the drawback is referable to the excise duty credit claimed. The matter required fresh determination on the nature of the drawback.
Final Conclusion: The impugned order was set aside and the refund claim was remitted for fresh decision after verification of the duty element covered by drawback.
Ratio Decidendi: Drawback received on exported goods bars refund of Modvat credit only when the drawback is attributable to the same excise duty element claimed as refund, and not when it relates solely to customs duty.
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