4. Rule 10A - Transfer of Cenvat Credit:
In exercise of powers conferred under Rule 5 of the CE Rules, the powers of the Commissioner vested under Rule 57AF of the CE Rules, 1944 are delegated to the Divisional Asst.Commissioner/Dy.Commissioner - Visakhapatnam CTN No.84/2000 dtd. 22.08.2000 [2000 (121) ELT T14; CCE], Indore Notification No.2/2000 dtd.14.08.2000 [2000 (121) ELT N3]. Now the rule itself has been amended to confer the power to allow transfer of credit on the Divisional Authorities. Amended by Notification No.13/2003-CE dtd.01.03.2003.
In the under noticed case, the appellant shifted the factory without permission. The credit on transferred input was denied for this reason. The Tribunal also upheld this order. It is submitted that this rule does not prescribe prior permission. Therefore, if all the other condition prescribe under Rule 10 of CCR, 2004, had been satisfied, permission ought to have been granted post facto - Chlochem Ltd., Vs. CCE (2003 (10) TMI 452 - CESTAT, MUMBAI) = [2004 (164) ELT 336 (Trib.- Mum).
In an another case, the appellant shifted its Hyderabad Unit to Bangalore complete with stocks, capital goods, books of accounts and took cenvat credit at Bangalore factory. Both units had been under the same management. The Tribunal rejected the Revenue's contention that this was a case of closure of factory and not entitled to transfer credit. This was a case where entire factory had been shifted with bag and baggage. Transfer of credit could not be refused. ECIE Impact Pvt. Ltd., Vs. CCE (2006 (2) TMI 323 - CESTAT, BANGALORE) =[2006 (198) ELT 390 (T - Bang.)]