Supreme Court of India

Collector Of Central Excise, … vs Orient Steel & Industries Ltd., … on 18 February, 1997

Supreme Court of India
Collector Of Central Excise, … vs Orient Steel & Industries Ltd., … on 18 February, 1997
Equivalent citations: 1997 (92) ELT 18 SC, (1997) 5 SCC 762
Bench: S Sen, S V Manohar


ORDER

1. The question that falls for determination in this case is whether the Board could in exercise of the power under Section 35E(1) call for and examine the record of an order passed by the Collector in revision, under Section 35E(2) of the Central Excises & Salt Act, 1944. The Tribunal has come to the conclusion that this order in revision passed by the Collector is not an order of adjudication, but only an order passed in revision of the order of adjudication. That being the case, the Board could not invoke its power under Section 35E(1) of the Act to further revise the revisional order of the Collector.

2. We agree with the views of the Tribunal. The Appeals are dismissed. No order as to costs.