https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753691 CESTAT Chandigarh allowed appellant's appeal regarding refund of duty paid under protest. Initially, duty demand of Rs. 46,96,664/- with interest and penalty was confirmed by lower authorities. Tribunal's 24.08.2016 order allowed appellant's appeal with consequential relief. Appellant deposited Rs. 15,45,000/- during investigation and later paid Rs. 46,97,000/- under protest by debiting Cenvat credit to avoid future interest liability. Department withdrew its appeal on monetary grounds on 20.09.2018. Lower authorities wrongly rejected refund claim. Since Tribunal's decision attained finality, appellant entitled to refund of Rs. 46,97,000/- deposited under protest by debiting RG-23A account. en-us Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 08 Jun 2024 09:03:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753691 CESTAT Chandigarh allowed appellant's appeal regarding refund of duty paid under protest. Initially, duty demand of Rs. 46,96,664/- with interest and penalty was confirmed by lower authorities. Tribunal's 24.08.2016 order allowed appellant's appeal with consequential relief. Appellant deposited Rs. 15,45,000/- during investigation and later paid Rs. 46,97,000/- under protest by debiting Cenvat credit to avoid future interest liability. Department withdrew its appeal on monetary grounds on 20.09.2018. Lower authorities wrongly rejected refund claim. Since Tribunal's decision attained finality, appellant entitled to refund of Rs. 46,97,000/- deposited under protest by debiting RG-23A account. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753691