2018 (2) TMI 1843

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....rt of services in terms of Rules 5 of Export of Services Rules, 2005 read with Notification No. 11/2005-S.T., dated 19-4-2005. However, it was rejected by the original adjudicating authority for the reason that for no foreign exchange against export of services is received in this case and in addition out of the rebate claim of Rs. 1,09,72,290/- claim of Rs. 52,57,641/- is also time-barred as per Section 11B of Central Excise Act, 1944. Their appeal before the Commissioner (Appeals) also did not succeed and the applicant has filed the above Revision Application mainly on the following grounds - (a)    Convertible foreign exchange is received in India as the drawer bank (HSBC, Mauritius) debited the USD amount of Avigo Maurit....

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.... Commissioner of Central Excise, Indore - 2009 (236) E.L.T. 248 (M.P.). (vi)   Uttam Steels Ltd. v. Union of India - 2003 (158) E.L.T. 274 (Bom.). (vii)  CCE, Surat-1 v. Swagat Synthetics - 2008 (232) E.L.T. 413 (Guj.). (viii) CCE, Chennai v. Foxconn India Pvt. Ltd. - 2011-TIOL-68-CESTAT-MAD. (ix)   M/s. Global Energy Food Industries v. CCE, Ahmedabad - 2010-TIOL-337-CESTAT-AHM = 2010 (262) E.L.T. 627 (Tri.). 3. Personal hearing was offered on 15-12-2017 and 8-1-2018. But the applicant did not attend the personal hearing and no request for third date of hearing is also received. Moreover, the advocate of the applicant by his letter dated 8-1-2018 has withdrawn his Vakalatnama and the applicant has not ....

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....hrough HSBC Bank, Mauritius. But from this version of the applicant it is manifest that payment in India for the exported service is received in Indian currency only and not in foreign currency. The adjudicating authority has expressly stated in his order that payment for export of service is not received in convertible foreign currency and the Commissioner (Appeals) has also arrived at a conclusion that payment for export of service is received in Indian currency and not convertible foreign currency. Thus, the claim of the applicant that payment is received in foreign currency is found without basis and the receipt of payment for export of services in foreign currency by Avigo (Mauritius) and its conversion in Indian rupees by HSBC (Maurit....