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2019 (11) TMI 1123
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....is on FOR basis, freight is included in the assessable value on which the excise duty was discharged, therefore, the place of removal is customer's place and up to the customer's place, Cenvat credit on GTA is admissible. He placed reliance on the following judgments: Panoli Interdmediates India Pvt. Ltd. 2019 (5) TMI 1405 Salasar Copper 2019 (4) TMI 11 CESTAT-AMD. Ultratech Cement Ltd. 2019 (2) TMI 1487-CES-AMD. 3. Shri S.K. Shukla, learned Superintendent (AR) reiterates the findings of the impugned order. He also placed reliance on the following judgments: CCE vs Ultratech Cement Ltd. 2018 (9) GSTL 337 (SC) Ultratech Cement Ltd. 2018 (13) GSTL J101 (SC) ALkraft Thermotechnologies P.....
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....n account of Appellants. They were liable for safe delivery of goods upto their customers doorstep. In such case when the sale of the goods is completed at the doorstep of the Customer or depot/ stockist as the case may be the point of sale shall be such doorstep. We find that the Circular No. 1065/4/2018 - CX dt. 08.06.2018 issued by the CBEC in this context clarifies as under : 3. General Principle: As regards determination of 'place of removal', in general the principle laid by Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of CCE vs Ispat Industries Ltd 2015 (324) ELT 670 (SC) may be applied. Apex Court, in this case has upheld the principle laid down in M/s Escorts JCB (Supra) to the extent that 'place of removal' is required to be determi....
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.... possibly have reference to buyer's premises. " 4. Exceptions: (i) The principle referred to in para 3 above would apply to all situations except where the contract for sale is FOR contract in the circumstances identical to the judgment in the case of CCE, Mumbai-III vs Emco Ltd 2015(322) ELT 394(SC) and CCE vs M/s Roofit Industries Ltd 2015(319) ELT 221(SC). To summarise, in the case of FOR destination sale such as M/s Emco Ltd and M/s Roofit Industries where the ownership, risk in transit, remained with the seller till goods are accepted by buyer on delivery and till such time of delivery, seller alone remained the owner of goods retaining right of disposal, benefit has been extended by the Apex Court on the basis of fac....
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....ip in goods stands transferred to the buyer, any expenditure incurred thereafter has to be on buyer's account and cannot be a component which would be included while ascertaining the valuation of the goods manufactured by the buyer. That is the plain meaning which has to be assigned to Section 4 read with Valuation Rules. 13. In the present case, we find that most of the orders placed with the respondent assessee were by the various Government authorities. One such order, i.e., order dated 24-6-1996 placed by Kerala Water Authority is on record. On going through the terms and conditions of the said order, it becomes clear that the goods were to be delivered at the place of the buyer and it is only at that place where the acceptance....
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....purpose of ascertaining the intention of the parties regard shall be had to the terms of the contract, the conduct of the parties and the circumstances of the case. (3) Unless a different intention appears, the rules contained in Sections 20 to 24 are rules for ascertaining the intention of the parties as to the time at which the property in the goods is to pass to the buyer." 15. These are clear finding of facts on the aforesaid lines recorded by the Adjudicating Authority. However, the CESTAT did not take into consideration all these aspects and allowed the appeal of the assessee by merely referring to the judgment in the case of Escorts JCB Ltd. Obviously the exact principle laid down in the judgment has not been apprec....
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....submission made by Ld. Counsel that they have been operating as per the guideline given in the Circular dated 22.12.2014 and 23.08.2007 which was operative at the relevant time, therefore, even though the same were withdrawn w.e.f. 08.06.2018, but at the relevant time the benefit of said Circular shall be available. We find force in the argument of the Ld. Counsel as the law on this issue has been settled time and again by the Hon'ble Supreme Court as per the judgment cited by the Ld. Counsel and on various other judgments that beneficial Circular cannot be withdrawn retrospectively. Consequently, the benefit of the said Circulars shall be available to the appellant during the material period of this case. As regard limitation, we find that....