Net ITC computation excludes reversals of earlier-period credit unrelated to the refund period under the statutory formula.

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....Net ITC for refund of unutilised Compensation Cess credit on zero-rated supplies is confined to input tax credit actually availed and attributable to the relevant refund period. A reversal recorded in that period need not reduce Net ITC where records establish that it relates to residual unutilised credit from earlier tax periods and was not included in the credit supporting the refund claim. Paragraph 43(c) of the departmental circular must operate consistently with the statutory refund formula and cannot require deduction of every reversal reported during the period, thereby curtailing a statutory refund entitlement.....