CENVAT Credit Refund Claim Not Time-Barred: Section 11B Requires One-Year Period from Relevant Date, Not Quarter Start.

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....Refund of CENVAT Credit - export of services - Period of limitation - Though the original authority has rendered a finding that the refund claim is hit by time-bar, such finding is not supported by any reasons and there is no discussion as to the computation made by him for arriving at the conclusion that the refund claim is hit by time-bar. As per notification itself, it can be seen that the refund claims are filed in each quarter. The contention of the learned AR that when computed from the first day of relevant quarter, the claim is beyond one year cannot be accepted since section 11B stipulates that the period of one year has to be computed from the relevant date and the relevant date is also explained in the said section. - AT....