Refund Claim Denied: Tax Burden Passed to Consumers, Credited to Consumer Welfare Fund as Per Unjust Enrichment Doctrine.

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....Refund claim - doctrine of unjust enrichment - The impugned order has relied on the cost accountant certificate to hold that the burden of the tax paid has been built in the price to the end consumer. The cost accountant certificate supports the view taken. Once the burden of the tax paid has been passed on to the consumer, the admissible refund needs to be credited to consumer welfare fund as has been held in the impugned order. - AT....