2009 (11) TMI 761

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....a, SDR, for the Respondent. ORDER Appellants are manufacturing pharmaceutical products had applied for approval as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ for short) Unit vide their application dated 29-9-2006 to Kandla, SEZ Development Commissioner and Kandla SEZ notified on 28-9-2006. The Development Commissioner had approved the unit vide letter dated 27-10-2006. However, before the approval as SEZ ....

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....e before the competent authority and not from the date when such approval was given. On the other hand learned SDR submits that in the absence of specific provisions in the law and as rightly observed by lower authorities, such benefit cannot be extended. 3. I have considered the submissions made by both the sides. Learned Commissioner (Appeals) has rejected the claim of the appellants with the....

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....ld not have followed CBEC Circular No. 27/2006-Cus. Dated 27-12-2006 and Rule 30 of Special Economic Zone Rules 2006 under which procedure for procurement of goods from DTA to SEZ unit have been prescribed. Duty was rightly paid on the date of removal of the goods by the DTA suppliers and refund of the same is not admissible under Rule 18 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002. There are therefore, no ....

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....s in respect of goods notified not only in respect of SEZ unit but also in respect of domestic units. SEZ unit can obtain goods without payment of duty but in the absence of status as SEZ approved unit they could not have got the same and hence they have obtained goods on payment of duty. Therefore, even if the refund is not strictly admissible on the ground that procedure was not followed, it is ....