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2017 (10) TMI 81 - HC - Central ExciseAdditional ground incorporated in appeal - Whether the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal could have gone into the merits of the additional grounds sought to be incorporated in Appeal, while deciding the application made by the appellant under Rule 10 of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1982? - Sub-Rule (1) of Rule 8 of the said Rules - Held that: - On conjoint reading of SubRule (1) of Rule 8 and Rule 10, it is apparent that hearing before the Appellate Tribunal need not be confined to the grounds of Appeal set forth in the Memorandum of Appeal filed in accordance with Rule 8. Only embargo on the power of the Tribunal in considering the grounds which are not raised in the Memorandum of Appeal is that the parties to the Appeal should be put to notice that a particular ground which is not specifically set out in the Memorandum of Appeal will be considered by the Appellate Tribunal on merits. The issue whether the additional grounds sought to be urged had any merit could not have been gone into while deciding the application made containing limited prayer as aforesaid. The issue to be decided while considering the said application was whether the appellant should be allowed to urge additional grounds set out in the application at the time of final hearing of the Appeal. The merits of the additional grounds could have been considered at the time of final hearing. Hence, even the order passed on the said application will have to be set aside and the said application will have to be allowed. Appeal allowed in part.
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