2018 (7) TMI 602

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.... the appellants, the officers of the audit wherein noticed that in addition to its main activity of manufacture of dutiable goods, the appellant was also doing trading activity from its factory premises and it was found to be selling raw materials like furan resins, furring sheets, separate coat etc., purchased from other units and cleared to its customers after reversing the credit of duty availed. It was the further case of the Revenue that they further noticed that the appellant was availing credit on the input services such as security services, manpower supply services, courier services etc., which were used for both the manufacturing activity as well as trading of goods (exempted services) which according to the department were consum....

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....spare parts to their customers and some of the inputs were cleared for further manufacturing to its vendors mainly to the job workers on payment of duty which would be returned to its factory for further manufacturing of final dutiable products. The assessee by referring to Rule 3 (5) of CCR, 2004, pleaded before the adjudicating authority that the interpretation sought to be adopted by the Revenue as trading activity was not justified. The adjudicating authority vide his order dated 26.12.2016 passed the OIO wherein he has proceeded to demand duty along with appropriate interest and penalty as proposed in the SCN. On appeal, the Ld. Commissioner (Appeals) has dismissed the appeal by upholding the order of the adjudicating authority. Seriou....