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2008 (3) TMI 17

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..... RIJIT PASAYAT, J. 1.         Since the Special Leave Petitions, Writ Petitions, Civil Appeal and the Transfer Applications involve identical issues, they are taken up together for disposal.  When SLP (C) Nos.9423-9432 of 2000 were listed for admission, it was noted that earlier SLP (C) Nos.8203-8212 of 2000 (M/s Saurashtra Chemicals Ltd. v. Union of In .....

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..... sed.  The Bench noted that this aspect was not apparently brought to the notice of the Bench when it passed the order dated 11th May, 2000, and the order of CEGAT itself does not refer to the Customs Notification dated 27th October, 1998 which was impugned in the present Special Leave Petitions. The Bench observed that because of the same probably the Court was led to believe that the appeal .....

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..... ral, the cases may be placed before a three Judge Bench.  Mr. Shanti Bhushan, learned senior counsel and the other senior counsel also adopted the same submission.  Mr. P. Chidambram, the learned seniors counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that a writ petition is already filed therefore this question may not be relevant.  In view of the importance of the question involved i .....

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..... etermination has to be made by the Central Government.  For this reason, we decline to exercise jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution of India and dismiss the special leave petitions." The matter was accordingly referred to a three-Judge Bench and that is how the matter is posted before us.  4.         The order dated 24.8.2000 cla .....

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..... 8.2000 reflects the correct position the SLPs., therefore, were rightly entertained. The dismissal of the SLPs.  by order dated 11.5.2000 was on account of the fact that the relevant aspects were not brought to the notice of the Bench.            5.         That being so, we are of the view that t .....

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