Deemed repatriation of foreign exchange: rupee receipts via authorised banking channels satisfy export realisation and permit credit refund.

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....Refund claim of Cenvat credit for input services used in export was contested on realization of export proceeds; the article explains that payment received in Indian rupees from a foreign bank account through authorised banking channels (including Vostro accounts) constitutes deemed repatriation of realized foreign exchange and may be evidenced by a Foreign Inward Remittance Certificate. Applying the tribunal ratio cited, the condition for export realisation is satisfied and orders denying the refund were set aside, with consequential reliefs as per law.....