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1 - 10 of 10 (0.23 seconds)Commnr. Central Excise & Customs, ... vs M/S. I.T.C. Ltd. & Ors on 31 October, 2006
Even though various other judgments of various
High Courts and the various Tribunals was brought to my notice
awarding 15% interest, in view of the directions contained in the
judgment of the Apex Court in Commissioner of Central Excise v.
ITC Ltd (supra) rate of interest is to be confined to 12%. I am also
bound to follow the same. Therefore the interest that is liable to be
paid by the respondents as per the directions of this Court in
Ext.P12 judgment is fixed at 12% per annum.
Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt. Ltd vs The Union Of India on 1 September, 2016
The High Court of Kerala, in Sony
Pictures Networks India Pvt. Ltd. vs. Union of India, 2017 (353) E.L.T.
179 (Ker.) was examining a case, where the assessee was liable to pay
refund amount on expiry of three months from thedate of order dated
18.11.2002 passed by the Appellate Tribunal. It was held that even if the
application was submitted late, the circulars dated 02.01.2002 and
08.12.2004 issued in respect of refund/return of deposits do not restrict
payment of interest from the date of submission of application. In para
nos.14 and 15 of the aforesaid judgment, it was observed as under:-
Kuil Fireworks Industries vs Collection Of Central Excise & Anr on 12 September, 1997
So also in Kuil Fire Works Industries v. Collector of Central of
Excise [1997 (95) ELT 3 ( SC), the pre-deposit made by the
assessee was directed to be returned to him with 12% interest.
Madura Coats Pvt. Ltd vs Commr. Of Central Excise, Kolkata-Iv on 17 September, 2015
I
have also come across the judgment of the Calcutta High Court
in Madura Coats Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of C. Ex., Kolkata -
IV [2012 (285) E.L.T. 188 (Cal.
Assistant Collector Of Central ... vs National Tobacco Co. Of India Ltd on 9 August, 1972
), wherein the peremptory
directions of the Apex Court in the judgment of ITC Ltd. (supra)
was considered and ordered 12 % interest, and further held that
when the High Court directed the respondents to pay interest to the
appellant in terms of the circular dated 08.12.2004 on the pre-
deposit of the delayed refund within two months, it has to be
construed that, the court meant the rate of interest which was
awarded by the Supreme Court in the case of Commissioner of
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Central Excise v. ITC Ltd, which was the rate quantified by the
Supreme Court in the absence of any statutory provisions in the
Act in question.
Suvidhe Ltd. vs Union Of India on 3 February, 1996
(ii) That Section 11B does not apply to deposits made
under Section 35F. Reference was made to a decision
given by the Hon'ble Bombay High Court in the case of
Suvidhe Ltd. vs. Union of India, 1996 (82) ELT 177."
Section 129E in The Customs Act, 1962 [Entire Act]
M/S. Afcons Infrastructure Ltd vs Cce, Delhi-I on 3 May, 2012
However,
claim of interest was denied by referring to the decision given in AFCONS
Infrastructure Ltd.'s case (supra).
M/S Shreewood Products Pvt Ltd vs Commissioner Of Central Excise Gurgaon on 27 July, 2016
This aspect has been considered by this Court in Shreewood
Products Pvt. Ltd.'s case (supra). In that case, application for refund was
made on 22.05.2008. Part of some amount i.e. Rs.76,44,080/- was refunded
in the month of January, 2009, whereas the remaining amount of
Rs.88,72,686/- was refunded in the month of April, 2009. Reference was
made to a circular issued by the Government of India on 02.01.2002, which
provided that formal application for refund was not required. A simple letter
from the person is sufficient along with copy of the order, on the basis of
which, the refund became due, which can be considered by the competent
authority to refund the claim. Since the application, in that case, was made
on 22.05.2008, the assessee was entitled to 12% interest per annum for the
period after three months till the refund was granted after passing of the
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order by the Tribunal on 02.05.2008.
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