Permanent Establishment and Business Connection: foreign consultancy receipts not attributable where no fixed base or corporate veil piercing establis...
Limitation period commencement and procedural inquiry rules: identity-based limitation upheld; complaints by authorised public servants need not attra...
Procedural irregularity: returning a rebate application without specifying the exact defects violated the officer's duty to consider the claim and to afford opportunity to cure, rendering the return irregular and unsustainable. Documentary evidence versus form formalities: non-production of original/duplicate ARE 1 is a procedural, directory requirement; where contemporaneous shipping documents, verified copies, officer verification and CENVAT records establish export and duty payment, sanctioning the rebate is permissible and cannot be defeated solely by non-production of originals. Limitation: a claim initially filed within time but returned for defects relates back to the original filing date; re filing does not start a new limitation period.
Procedural irregularity: returning a rebate application without specifying the exact defects violated the officer's duty to consider the claim and to afford opportunity to cure, rendering the return irregular and unsustainable. Documentary evidence versus form formalities: non-production of original/duplicate ARE 1 is a procedural, directory requirement; where contemporaneous shipping documents, verified copies, officer verification and CENVAT records establish export and duty payment, sanctioning the rebate is permissible and cannot be defeated solely by non-production of originals. Limitation: a claim initially filed within time but returned for defects relates back to the original filing date; re filing does not start a new limitation period.
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