2017 (7) TMI 193

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....pondent ORDER The fact of the case is that the appellant have written off part of the value of the inputs and shown in their books of account. They have also accounted for the physical verification difference in the books of accounts. The department has issued show cause notice, considering the above as written off value of the inputs and accordingly raised the demand of cenvat credit on the....

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....me input account which was written off. He submits that at the material time there is no provision for reversal of cenvat credit in respect of input which was written of and shown in the books of account. Such provision was brought into statute by insertion of Sub-rule (5B) in Rule 3 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004. He placed reliance on the following judgment: (i) Commr. Of Central Excise Vs.....

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....t this is related to the finished goods shortage after clearance from the factory to the depot but neither in the show cause notice nor in the original order and Commissioner (Appeals) order this facts has been considered. Both the lower authorities have proceeded on assumption that the entire cenvat credit is related to the written off quantity of inputs. 3. Shri S.V. Nair, Ld. Assistant Commi....

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.... credit in respect of the written off input service is not required to be reversed. Similar view taken by the Hon'ble Gujarat High Court in the case of Ingersoll Rand (India) Ltd. (supra) therefore the issue is no longer res integara the cenvat credit on written off the value of the input cannot be denied therefore, I set aside the demand related to written off value of the inputs. As regard the p....