Court Overturns CENVAT Credit Fraud Order; Violated Natural Justice by Ignoring Appellant's Evidence and Relying on Third-Party Data.

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....CENVAT Credit - Bogus firms - fraudulent Cenvat Credit passing chain to facilitate availment of Cenvat Credit without actual manufacture and supply of duty paid goods - validity of statements relied upon - The order under challenge is held to be passed in violation of statutory principles as that of principles of natural justice. The order is also held to be absolutely presumptive having been passed without appreciation of evidence produced by the appellant, but by relying upon the third party evidence - Demand set aside - AT....