2013 (3) TMI 157

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.....G. Chacko: This application filed by the department (appellant) seeks stay of operation of the impugned order. After hearing both sides, we have found valid reason to dispose of the appeal itself finally at this stage. Accordingly, after rejecting the stay application, we take up the appeal of the department. 2. The respondent had claimed refund of unutilized CENVAT credit taken on certain inpu....

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....ircular No.120/1/2010 dt. 19.1.2010. This decision of the appellate authority is presently under challenge in the department's appeal. 3. Reiterating the main ground of the appeal, the learned Deputy Commissioner (AR) submits that the learned Commissioner (Appeals) did not have the power of remand and hence his order is liable to be set aside. In this connection, he relies on the Supreme Court's ....

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....rned Deputy Commissioner (AR). It is clear from the impugned order that, though a connection was found by the appellate authority between the exported output service and the input services in question for the purpose of refund under Rule 5 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, a final decision was, nevertheless, left to the lower authority on the nexus issue. Obviously, the learned Commissioner (Appeals) er....