Demand of Central Excise duty under Section 11D of CEA -...

Demand of Central Excise duty under Section 11D of CEA - Reversal of Cenvat Credit - Needless to say, since this is not an amount of excise paid by the appellant and the buyer will not be entitled to Cenvat credit of the amount so paid. However, that matter is beyond the scope of this appeal. What is important for this appeal is whether the appellant has collected the amount as representing Excise duty from its customers which does not appear to be the case from the agreement and from the invoices - this part of the demand cannot be sustained and needs to be set aside. - AT

---