2017 (5) TMI 687

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...., they filed the refund claims in terms of Notification No.102/2007-Cus. dt. 14/07/2007. The said refund claims were returned by the Department stating the reason that the assessments have not been finalised. Later vide letter dt. 05/12/2008, appellants requested the Department to confirm at their end whether the appellant can file the refund claims after finalisation of the assessment even if the time limit of one year from the date of payment of SAD is over. Since they did not get any response from the Department, the appellants filed 4 refund claims and these were initially rejected by the Refund Sanctioning Authority. In appeal, the Commissioner(Appeals) allowed the refund claims. The present appeal is regarding the rejection of 8 refun....

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....laim. 5.  I have heard the submissions made by both, sides. Evidently, the duty (SAD) has been paid by the appellant in respect of the 8 refund claims prior to 01/08/2008. The relevant para of the Notification No.93/2008 which prescribes the time limit is reproduced as under :- (c) the importer shall file a claim for refund of the said additional duty of customs paid on the imported goods with the jurisdictional customs officer before the expiry of one year from the date of payment of the said additional duty of customs. 6. Thus even if a time limit is prescribed by Notification, the same has to be reckoned from the date of payment of duty. In the present case since the SAD has been paid by the appellant prior to 01/08/2008, I have ....