2016 (2) TMI 976

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..... ORDER [Order per : Ramesh Ranganathan, J.]. - Heard Sri M. Srikanth, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri Jalakam Sathyaram, learned Standing Counsel for Central Excise, and, with their consent, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. The order, under challenge in this writ petition, was passed by the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderaba .....

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..... he wished to engage a senior counsel to argue the stay application; and the appellant seemed to be consistently avoiding hearing of the stay application ,and was seeking adjournment of the same. While adjourning the stay application to 21-4-2016, the CESTAT clarified that the Revenue shall be at liberty to realize the assessed liability, notwithstanding pendency of the stay application. 3.  .....

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..... am Sathyaram, learned Standing Counsel for Central Excise, would submit that only a single member is presiding over the Tribunal; and Division Bench has not been constituted to hear the matters, such as the present stay application. 4. It does appear from the several proceedings of CESTAT, as filed before this Court, that most of the adjournments were at the instance of the CESAT itself; and .....

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