Aegis Chemical Indus. Ltd. vs Commissioner Of C. Ex. on 21 December, 1998
"There is no dispute with regard to the duty paid nature of the inputs received. There is also no dispute with regard to the receipt of inputs and its use in or in relation to the manufacture of dutiable declared final product. The assessee has availed Modvat credit on the basis of invalid duty paying documents which were not showing the required particulars. Therefore, they have submitted the copies of duplicate invoices duly rectified with proper attestation. Therefore, this is only a technical lapse. As it is a fact that inputs are received and used in the manufacture of final product, such Modvat credit cannot be denied due to procedural deviation. What is important is the production of genuine/documents and the defects which are remediable can be cured subsequently. My above view is based on the case in respect of Amal Rasayan Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise, 1998 (87) E.L.T. 133 and Mangalore Chemical & Fertilisers Ltd. v. The Deputy Commissioner, 1991 (56) E.L.T. 437".