RULE 16.     Recovery of CENVAT credit wrongly taken or erroneously refunded.

(1) Where the CENVAT credit has been taken wrongly but not utilised, the same shall be recovered from the manufacturer, and the provisions of section 11A of the Excise Act shall apply mutatis mutandis for effecting such recoveries;

(2)    Where the CENVAT credit has been taken and utilised wrongly or has been erroneously refunded, the same shall be recovered along with interest from the manufacturer and the provisions of sections 11A and 11AA of the Excise Act shall apply mutatis mutandis for effecting such recoveries.