Surbhi Industries vs Commissioner Of Customs And Central ... on 5 December, 2006
Chennai), for refund of the amount deposited pending investigation, the bar of unjust enrichment and limitation is not applicable, that there is no question of refund having become time barred, as since the Commissioners order confirming the duty demand had been contested, the debit of Rs. 8,00,000/- from Cenvat credit account prior to issue of show cause notice has to be treated as having been made under protest and that since the letter/ application for refund of this amount had been made within the limitation period prescribed under Section 11B from the date of the Tribunals order, the refund cannot be treated as time barred and in this regard reliance is placed on Tribunals judgment in the case of Surbhi Enterprises vs. CCE, Ahmedabad reported in 2007 (210) E.L.T. 588 (Tri. Ahmd.).