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Issues: Whether a refund claim could be rejected solely because the underlying demand order was not challenged, despite duty having been paid under protest and the claim being within time.
Analysis: The appeal concerned a refund application based on the plea that the duty was not payable on the activity undertaken and that the amounts had been paid under protest. The rejection by the appellate authority rested only on the absence of a challenge to the original demand order. It was held that, where the refund claim is timely, the grounds raised in the refund application must be examined on their own merits and cannot be refused merely because a separate duty demand order was not appealed. The original authority was therefore required to consider all aspects of the refund claim and pass a reasoned order after hearing the appellant.
Conclusion: The refund rejection on the sole ground relied upon was not sustained, and the matter was remanded for fresh adjudication on all issues in favour of the assessee.
Final Conclusion: The dispute was sent back for de novo consideration, with the refund claim directed to be examined substantively rather than being disposed of on a technical objection.
Ratio Decidendi: A timely refund claim paid under protest cannot be rejected merely because the underlying demand order was not separately challenged; all refund grounds must be adjudicated on merits.
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