Input tax credit entitlement survives delayed rectification where returns meet the retrospective statutory filing cut-off for credit eligibility.

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....Input tax credit under section 16(5) of the CGST Act is a retrospective statutory entitlement where relevant returns were filed within the prescribed cut-off. Failure to submit a rectification application within the period set by a departmental circular does not by itself defeat that entitlement. The denial of credit was quashed because the show-cause notice acknowledged timely filing under section 16(5), and the claim was remitted for reconsideration, subject to satisfaction of other eligibility conditions.....