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TAXAP/127820/2008 1/ 1 ORDER
IN
THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
TAX
APPEAL No. 1278 of
2008
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COMMISSIONER
- CENTRAL EXCISE & CUSTOMS SURAT-I - Appellant(s)
Versus
UTSAV
SILK MILLS - Opponent(s)
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Appearance
:
MR
RJ OZA for
Appellant(s) : 1,
None for Opponent(s) :
1,
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CORAM
:
HONOURABLE
THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN
and
HONOURABLE
MR.JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI
Date
: 12/05/2009
ORAL
ORDER
(Per
: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN)
Admit.
Issue
notice on the following substantial questions of law in light of
decision in case of Union of India v. Dharmendra Textile
Processors, 2008 (231) E.LT. 3.
A) Whether the Tribunal
is justified and has committed substantial error of law in reducing
mandatory penalty levied under Section 11AC of the Central Excise
Act, 1944 to 25% of the duty amount despite non-satisfaction of the
condition precedent in the second proviso to Section 11AC of the Act?
(K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,C.J.)
(AKIL KURESHI,J.)
(raghu)
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