2017 (3) TMI 846

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..... pellant Present Shri R.K. Manjhi, DR for the respondent ORDER The present appeal is filed against order in original no. 20/2009 dated 26.02.2010. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the appellant company has been continuously engaged in the manufacture of atraumatic needled sutures, as well as sterile and non-sterile sutures since 1985. They took central excise license in July 1995. Before .....

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..... ring which it obtained reports from 5 different Surgeons / Hospital as to their actual utilization of appellants' all varieties of atraumatic needled sutures in ophthalmic and cardiac surgeries. While these reports accepted that nearly 80% of these needled sutures were being used by them for their cardiac / ophthalmic surgeries, these reports did not say anything regarding the others (though may b .....

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..... therefore, confirmed the demand using the extended period, and also ordered imposition of penalties, demand of interest as well as confiscation of seized goods. 5. Being aggrieved, the appellant has filed the present appeal. 6. With this background we have heard Shri Rajesh Kr. Jain, Advocate for the appellant and Shri R.K. Manjhi, DR for the respondent. 7. After hearing both the sides, we fin .....

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