Valuation of Clinker Transfers Must Follow Central Excise Rules; Tribunal Remands for Reassessment, Dismisses Penalties.

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....The key legal issues and holdings in this case are: 1. Valuation of clinkers transferred by the appellant to their sister concern should be done u/r 4 read with Rule 11 of the Central Excise Valuation (Determination of Price of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2000, rather than Rule 8. This follows the Larger Bench judgment in Ispat Industries case and the Tribunal's own decision in Ultratech Cement Ltd. case. 2. The principle of revenue neutrality cannot be considered as an incentive to not follow the statutory valuation rules, solely on the ground that the other unit could avail credit of differential duty payable. Revenue neutrality is not a statutory concept but an equitable principle developed by courts as a mitigating factor in determining int.........