SEZ Units Can Use CENVAT Credit from Non-SEZ Units: Tribunal Finds No Legal Barrier in Centralized Registration.

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....Reversal of CENVAT Credit - Exemption to SEZ Units - The Tribunal analyzed relevant legal provisions and found no restriction prohibiting the SEZ Unit from utilizing Cenvat credit of a non-SEZ Unit. It held that there was no statutory basis for denying such utilization. - The Tribunal noted that the sole basis for denying the Appellant the ability to utilize Cenvat credit was the view that the centralized registration appeared to be invalid due to differing invoicing series. However, it ruled that there was no statutory requirement for identical invoicing series under centralized registration. Thus, it found the basis for denial to be erroneous and without legal merit.....