2012 (10) TMI 727

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....d by the Department (appellant) seeks stay of operation of the impugned order, wherein the respondent was allowed to take CENVAT credit of Special Additional Duty (SAD) paid on certain goods imported by them, under sub-section 5 of Section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, by making use of DEPB credit. Ld. Commissioner (Appeals) also set aside the penalty imposed on the party by the lower authority. In....

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....anted a benefit to the importer by providing that drawback or CENVAT credit of additional duty leviable under Section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act could be availed against the amount debited in the DEPB. Ld. JDR has also referred to Notification No. 19/2006-Cus., dated 1-3-2006 where SAD @ 4% ad valorem was introduced as a levy on all goods classifiable under whatever tariff entry. The main argumen....