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Issues: (i) Whether the order passed under Section 3A(2) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 was appealable. (ii) Whether, on a request for redetermination of capacity, the Commissioner was bound to consider the request under Section 3A(4) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 and afford an opportunity of hearing.
Issue (i): Whether the order passed under Section 3A(2) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 was appealable.
Analysis: The order under Section 3A(2) was treated as a capacity-fixation order passed on the basis of technical parameters. The Tribunal did not accept the contention that such an order, in the circumstances presented, gave rise to a maintainable appeal in the manner suggested by the assessee.
Conclusion: The appeal against the order was not maintainable and stood dismissed.
Issue (ii): Whether, on a request for redetermination of capacity, the Commissioner was bound to consider the request under Section 3A(4) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 and afford an opportunity of hearing.
Analysis: Once redetermination was sought, the Commissioner was required to act under Section 3A(4) and could not refuse to undertake redetermination. The assessee was also entitled to an opportunity to explain its case before the capacity was redetermined.
Conclusion: The Commissioner was directed to redetermine the capacity under Section 3A(4) after giving an opportunity of hearing.
Final Conclusion: The dismissal of the appeal was accompanied by a direction requiring fresh consideration of the furnace capacity under the statutory redetermination provision.
Ratio Decidendi: Where the statute provides for redetermination of capacity on request, the authority must consider that request and afford a hearing, and such redetermination cannot be refused arbitrarily.
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