11. The case of Rana Sugar Limited (supra) sought to be relied upon by
the appellant was on a different footing where the sugar factory was
manufacturing denatured alcohol which is dutiable and the intermediate
product in the process of manufacturing was ethyl alcohol which was
exempted. It has been held by the Tribunal that CENVAT Credit on the
inputs and capital goods used in the manufacture of exempted intermediate
product cannot be denied when the final product is dutiable. In the present
case, the starch is the dutiable final product and gluten maize germ are final
products which are exempted. What is sought to be denied is CENVAT
Credit of capital goods on such machinery which is used for processing the
exempted products after they are separated from the raw material. Ld.
Counsel for the appellant sought to impress upon the Bench that the entire
process is an integrated one and therefore CENVAT Credit cannot be denied
on the capital goods. Even if the process is an integrated one, if a separate
machinery is used for processing the exempted products after it has been
separated from the main product or raw material and such machinery is
used only for processing exempted products, CENVAT Credit cannot be
availed by the appellant in view of the explicit provisions of Rule 6(4) of CCR
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2004. I have also gone through the table submitted by the Counsel for the
appellant cited above but the equipment indicated therein do not include the
three equipments in dispute. Therefore, this argument does not carry their
case any further.