Refund of Pre-April 2012 CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied Due to Nexus Rule; Formula Applies Post-Rule 5 Change.

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....Refund of unutilized CENVAT credit - In so far the claim for refund of CENVAT credit for the period prior to 01.04.2012 is concerned, as Rule at the relevant point of time did not contain any prescription as to the nexus between input services and output service, the denial of refund on the said ground cannot be held to be valid. For the period subsequent to the introduction of substituted Rule 5 of Rules, the only prescription for grant of refund in respect of export of output service is by applying the formula specified. - HC....