Denial of CENVAT credit unjustified as input services were previously accepted; inconsistent standards for credit eligibility violate legal principles.

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....CENVAT Credit - The adjudicating authority does not dispute the usage of impugned input services for providing the output services but has disallowed the credit only on the ground that these are not connected with the business activity or not necessary for providing output service. In this regard, it is noted that once for the previous period such nexus has been accepted by the department than there is no basis for denial of such nexus for the subsequent period - also, it is a settled position of law that there cannot be two different yardsticks i.e., one for allowing refund and the other for deciding the eligibility of CENVAT credit. - AT....