Refund of countervailing duty - exit from the status of 100% EOU...

Refund of countervailing duty - exit from the status of 100% EOU under the STPI Scheme - denial on the ground that the duty paid on de-bonded goods are IT infrastructure and are capital goods, and hence the CVD paid was not eligible to be availed as credit under the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 - The Tribunal noted that the Commissioner (Appeals) went beyond the scope of the appeal by addressing the eligibility of CVD paid on IT infrastructure as capital goods. Citing legal precedent, the Tribunal emphasized that decisions should be based on the grounds raised by the parties in their pleadings. - Consequently, the Tribunal set aside the portion of the Commissioner's decision regarding the eligibility of CVD paid on IT infrastructure as capital goods, as it was outside the scope of the appeal.

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