High Court Rules No Refund for Deposits Made via CENVAT Credit Mistakenly Believed Payable, Not Cash.

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....Payment of duty from inadmissible CENVAT credit availed - If a person deposits such sum under mistake he may also claim refund thereof and if Government of India intends to withhold the same, the same may be branded as withholding the amount without authority of law. However in the present case the situation is different. The amount was not deposited in cash but by encashing CENVAT credit. - It is an instance of depositing certain sum with Government of India which was not payable. We therefore are in agreement with the view of appellate and revisional authorities that by this means the petitioner cannot claim refund of the amount which was offered through CENVAT credit. - HC....