Refund of CENVAT Credit of ADE(TTA) as per Additional Duties of...

Refund of CENVAT Credit of ADE(TTA) as per Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act, 1978 - The tribunal noted that the provisions of Rule 11(3) could not be applied retrospectively, especially when the exemption from ADE (TTA) was already in place before the rule's introduction. - Drawing from a plethora of judgments, the tribunal underscored that once a CENVAT credit is lawfully availed, it becomes an indefeasible right of the assessee, not subject to denial or lapsing due to subsequent legal or procedural changes. - Ultimately, the tribunal ruled in favor of the claimant, allowing the appeal and directing a refund of the accumulated CENVAT credit of ADE (TTA), citing eligibility u/s 142 of the CGST Act, 2017 read with Section 11B of the Central Excise Act, 1944.

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