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2010 (4) TMI 631 - HC - Central Excise
Daily Stock Register maintained by the unit, found that there was a shortage - issuing central excise invoices and without payment of any duty - Director of the respondent has admitted shortage of Grey fabrics as well as illicit clearance thereof without issuance of central excise invoices or any other duty paying documents, without payment of central excise duty and without entering in the Daily Stock Account Register – Held that: - cgrey fabrics to the respondent and received the resultant processed fabrics, without cover of central excise invoices and without payment of central excise duty leviable thereon during the relevant period - suppression stands admitted by the respondent assessee and established by evidence on record and as a natural corollary, the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 11A would stand attracted. In the circumstances, the impugned order of the Tribunal whereby it has been held that the show cause notice issued beyond the period of six months from the date of knowledge is barred by limitation is clearly contrary to the provisions of section 11A of the Act and as such cannot be sustained - suppression stands admitted by the respondent assessee and established by evidence on record and as a natural corollary, the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 11A would stand attracted. In the circumstances, the impugned order of the Tribunal whereby it has been held that the show cause notice issued beyond the period of six months from the date of knowledge is barred by limitation is clearly contrary to the provisions of section 11A of the Act and as such cannot be sustained.