Self-contained speaking order required where duty demand was left unquantified and remand followed for fresh adjudication.

An adjudication order was found deficient because the duty for the subsequent period was not quantified in the order itself and was left for later calculation by the jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner. The authority was expected to specify the demand in a self-contained speaking order and deal with the appellants' submissions after granting a hearing. As the demand remained unquantified even after a substantial lapse of time, the matter required re-examination by the jurisdictional Commissioner of Central Excise and was remanded for passing a fresh speaking order in accordance with law.

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Issues: Whether the adjudication order could be sustained when the quantum of duty for the subsequent period was not quantified in the order itself and the matter required reconsideration.

Analysis: The order confirmed duty for the earlier periods but left the calculation of duty for the subsequent period to the jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner. The demand had not been quantified even after a substantial lapse of time. The adjudicating authority was required to specify the demand in the adjudication order and to pass a self-contained speaking order dealing with the appellants' submissions after granting an opportunity of hearing.

Conclusion: The matter required re-examination by the jurisdictional Commissioner of Central Excise and was remanded for passing a fresh speaking order in accordance with law.

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