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Partial disallowance of Input Tax Credit (ITC) - It is well settled that in a taxing statute there is no room for intendment - Further, the finding that scrap batteries could only have been used for processing or manufacturing is also incorrect, inasmuch as, a dealer such as the Petitioner is also free to trade in the said scrap batteries, i.e., sale and re-sale. It is incorrect to presume that scrap batteries can only be used for processing or manufacturing. If the interpretation of the Ld. Tribunal is accepted, then several traders would be debarred from eligible ITC since all products are ultimately processed or manufactured. The word ‘trader’ would itself lose its meaning. - HC
Partial disallowance of Input Tax Credit (ITC) - It is well settled that in a taxing statute there is no room for intendment - Further, the finding that scrap batteries could only have been used for processing or manufacturing is also incorrect, inasmuch as, a dealer such as the Petitioner is also free to trade in the said scrap batteries, i.e., sale and re-sale. It is incorrect to presume that scrap batteries can only be used for processing or manufacturing. If the interpretation of the Ld. Tribunal is accepted, then several traders would be debarred from eligible ITC since all products are ultimately processed or manufactured. The word ‘trader’ would itself lose its meaning. - HC
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