2014 (10) TMI 406

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.... Appellant. Ms. S. Sharma, DR, for the Respondent. ORDER Very short issue is involved in the present appeal. Proceeding initiated against the appellant for denial of Cenvat credit resulted in confirmation of same along with imposition of penalty of Rs. 5 lakh. On appeal against the said order, penalty was reduced by Commissioner (Appeals) to Rs. 3 lakh. In the meanwhile certain rebates we....

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.... date and the relevant date is date of order. As such, he rejected the refund claim on the point of time-bar. 3. I do not find any merits in the above reasoning of the Commissioner (Appeals). When it is the department itself, who adjusted the sanctioned refund claim against the penalty amount, due to be paid by the assessee, it has to be treated as pre-deposit, which are subject to outcome....