Interest on Wrongly Availed Credit Applies Regardless of Utilization, Tribunal Upholds Strict Tax Law Interpretation.

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....Recovery of interest on the wrongly availed credit - The Tribunal upheld that interest under Rule 14 is liable on wrongly taken credit, irrespective of its utilization, aligning with the Supreme Court's interpretation in the case of Union of India Vs Ind-Swift Laboratories Ltd. Additionally, it rejected the applicability of amendment arguments regarding "substitution" in Rule 14, emphasizing strict interpretation of taxing statutes without room for implications beyond the clear statutory language.....