6. The ld. Counsel for the respondent stated that the issue is no longer res Integra and the same stands settled by the ruling in the case of Commissioner of Central Excise Vs. Jainsons Wool Coombers Ltd.: 2011 (268) ELT 360 (P & H), wherein the question before Honourable High Court was whether Rule 6 of Cenvat Credit Rules does not debar a unit from taking credit of duty on the quantity of inputs used in manufacture of job worked goods cleared without payment of duty and whether the Tribunal was correct in allowing Cenvat credit by placing reliance on its earlier judgement in the case of Sterlite Industries Ltd. : 2005 (183) ELT 353 without taking into cognizance the provisions of Rule 2(d), 2 (f), 3 and 4(5)(a) of the Cenvat credit rules. The Honourable High Court held that the Tribunal rightly held that clearing of goods at intermediate stage was not at par with clearing of exempted goods. Under the circular of the Board (665/56/2002 CX dated 25/9/02) as well as the scheme of Act and the rules, Cenvat credit is permissible to a job worker and even to a manufacturer at intermediate stage of inputs likely, lubricants, soaps, chemicals, et cetera used in the manufacture of final products on which duty was admittedly paid. Object of Cenvat credit is to avoid cascading effect of duty.
3. It is seen that the issue is no more res integra and stand settled by the Larger Bench decision in the case of Sterlite Industries (I) Ltd. vs. Commissioner [2005 (183) ELT 353 (Tri-LB)] as also of Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case of CCE, Ludhiana vs. Jainsons Wool Coombers Ltd. [2012 (26) STR 488 (P&H)]. Accordingly after dispensing with the condition of pre-deposit of dues, I take up the appeal itself for final disposal.