Whether penalty can be imposed on employees / Directors for non-compliances made by the Company ?
TRT-2026-1015

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held - From the plain reading of Rule 15(1), we find that a person shall be liable to penalty who takes or utilize Cenvat credit in respect of input or capital goods or input services wrongly or in contravention of any of the provisions of these Rules. In the facts of the present case, it is M/s. Diamond Power Transformers Limited who has availed fraudulent Cenvat credit, the appellant being employee Director has not availed Cenvat credit for .....