TMI Blog2002 (8) TMI 148X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... erential duty of Rs. 42,80,181/- on the ground that the benefit of Notification Nos. 130/83-C.E. and 131/83-C.E., dt. 27-4-83 claimed in the classification list are not available. The Adjudicating Authority directed the assessee to pay the differential duty. Thereafter the appellant filed a statutory appeal with an application for waiver of pre-deposit. During the pendency of the appeal the Office ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nds that - "It is evident that the issue revolved round whether or not the appellants passed on the incidence of duty to their customers. If they have not, they are clearly entitled to the refund in terms of the appellants decision based on the CEGAT decision. The order-in-original itself does not give any idea whether the incidence has been passed on or not. It is necessary, therefore, to have ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... unts they deposited Rs. 10 lakhs with the Department. Before granting refund of this amount, in terms of the appellate order the Asstt. Collector is duty bound to examine the claim in terms of Section 11B of Central Excises and Salt Act. He did so and found that the appellants' attempt to argue that what has been paid is only a deposit and not duty and therefore, the provisions of Section 11B did ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... fore the Commissioner (Appeals) and find - (a) From the EA-1 application filed, in Column 6, it is clear that no amount of duty demanded were paid and a stay petition against Order No. C. No. V/C.L. 2/91-92/NAR/VA2, dated 5-11-92 was pending on 5-11-92 before the Commissioner (Appeals). The amount of Rs. 10 lakhs was paid by challan No. 2/93-94, dt. 20-10-93 under protest for which the refund wa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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