Right to be heard: amendment adds personal hearing option for appellants in central excise appeal forms. Amendment inserts, in Forms E.A. 1, E.A. 3 and E.A. 8 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, a question asking whether the appellant wishes to be heard in person, creating an explicit option for appellants to request a personal oral hearing; the rules are made under the act's rulemaking power and commence on publication in the Official Gazette.