2007 (3) TMI 261

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..... 24,35,727/-. After considering the reply to the show cause notice filed by the petitioner, the Commissioner of Central Excise, Belgaum (respondent No. 1 herein) passed an order confirming the entire duty demanded and also imposed equal amount of penalty under Section 11AC of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (in short the Act'). Further, personal penalty of various individuals under Rule 209A was also .....

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..... s filed with an application for condonation of delay in filing the same. The delay was about 467 days. By the impugned order, the Division Bench rejected the application for condonation of delay and at the same time directed the Tribunal to hear out and dispose of the appeal pending before it provided the petitioner deposited further sum of Rs. 50 lacs on or before 31-3-2005. 2. It is admitted po .....

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