Cce, Raipur vs M/S Aarti Sponge & Power Limited on 23 September, 2016
4. Ld. Counsel for the appellant submits that they had contested the
demand both on merits as well as on limitation before the first appellate
authority. They further contested that no penalty can be imposed on them
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alleging suppression of facts with an intent to evade payment of duty for the
reason that they are the Public Sector Undertaking and have no intention of
avoiding payment of duty or irregularly availing CENVAT credit. Before the
first appellate authority, he also relied on the cases of CCE Raipur vs. Arti
Sponge & Power Ltd. 2017(350)ELT 268 (Tri.-Del.)] to argue that iron ore
fines which are produced during the process of manufacture of sponge iron
ore are not a manufactured product at all and therefore Rule 6(3) of
CENVAT Credit Rules 2004 does not apply in this case. This was recorded
in the order of the first appellate authority.