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Issues: (i) whether the appeals under Section 35-L of the Central Excise Act, 1944 were maintainable in a dispute concerning clandestine removal of manufactured goods; (ii) whether the order of the High Court dismissing the appeals as not maintainable should be set aside and the appeals restored.
Issue (i): Whether the appeals under Section 35-L of the Central Excise Act, 1944 were maintainable in a dispute concerning clandestine removal of manufactured goods.
Analysis: The dispute was one relating to clandestine removal of manufactured goods, and the controlling precedent held that such matters do not give rise to a maintainable appeal under Section 35-L of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
Conclusion: The appeals under Section 35-L were not maintainable on the issue raised.
Issue (ii): Whether the order of the High Court dismissing the appeals as not maintainable should be set aside and the appeals restored.
Analysis: As dismissal would have left the appellant without an effective remedy, extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India were invoked to protect the remedy and enable adjudication by the High Court in accordance with law.
Conclusion: The High Court's order was set aside and the appeals were restored to the High Court for decision on merits.
Final Conclusion: The matter was sent back to the High Court for fresh disposal, with all contentions kept open.