2015 (4) TMI 420

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....THE RESPONDENT : MR GAURANG H BHATT, ADVOCATE JUDGMENT : (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.P.DHOLARIA) 1. This tax appeal has been preferred under Section 35-G of the Central Excise Act, 1945 being aggrieved by the order passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, West Zone Bench at Mumbai in Appeal No.E/2489/05-Mum. The tax appeal has been admitted on the following two....

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....vat Credit Rules 2002 on the invoices issued by M/s Ankit Textiles, a manufacturer with provisional registration No.370104/M/537/2003 dated 16.7.2003. It was further alleged by the department that M/s Ankit Textiles which was supposed to have supplied polyester grey fabric was found to have given fake/fictitious address. 4. The show cause notice was issued narrating contravention of Cenvat Cred....

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....said M/s Ankit Textiles. It is also not disputed that the present appellant maintained the record and has passed on the credit taken by them as a dealer. Rule 7(2) clearly provides that reasonable precaution should have been taken by the person who takes credit. When the present appellant has availed cenvat credit without verifying genuineness of his counter part M/s Ankit Textiles itself is indic....