Quantification of duty and redemption fine required before order can stand; matter remanded for fresh adjudication.

The adjudicating authority must quantify both duty liability and redemption fine before passing an effective order. Where the operative portion leaves these amounts indeterminate, the order cannot stand in its present form. The matter was therefore remanded for fresh adjudication so that the duty and redemption fine could be worked out precisely and a new order passed after giving the party an opportunity to be heard.

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Issues: Whether the adjudicating authority was required to quantify the duty and redemption fine before passing the order, and whether the matter required remand for fresh adjudication.

Analysis: The operative part of the order showed that the duty amount and the redemption fine had not been determined with precision. Since the adjudicating authority had not quantified either the duty liability or the redemption fine, the order could not stand in its present form. The matter was therefore required to be sent back so that the duty and redemption fine could be worked out and a fresh order passed after giving the party an opportunity.

Conclusion: The matter was remanded to the adjudicating authority for reconsideration and for quantification of the duty and redemption fine.

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