Interest may levy or not

Input is claimed erroneously and not utilised during the same financial year.
Now I am reversing it after I get notice violation of 16(4).

I will have to pay interest on the same amount? if no, please suggest me circular no, notification no or press release.
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If you've claimed input tax credit (ITC) in error and are now reversing it due to a violation notice, you may not have to pay interest. This is especially true if the input was not utilised in any subsequent financial years and your credit ledger remains sufficient. Guidance suggests that if the ITC hasn't been used and your balance doesn't fall below the wrongly claimed amount, interest under Section 50(3) read with Rule 88B might be avoidable.

Was the input utilised in any subsequent years?

If input is not utilized (your e credit ledger does not fall below the amount of wrongly claimed and availed ITC) then you need not pay any interest in view of section 50(3) read with rule 88B.

Wrongly availed ITC, not utilised:
• From 1 July 2017 (retrospective amendment by Finance Act 2022), interest under Sec 50(3) applies only on ITC wrongly availed and utilised. If the credit ledger balance never fell below the wrongly availed amount (Rule 88B), it wasn't utilised. No interest.
• Reverse it in the next 3B (Table 4(B)(2)), or via DRC-03.
• Penalty: none if reversed voluntarily before a notice.

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