https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=84703 The Tribunal set aside the duty demand of Rs. 15,669 but upheld the penalty of Rs. 2,000 imposed on the appellants for draining 52,230 quintals of deteriorated molasses without following proper procedure. The discrepancy between State and Central Excise Department permissions led to the penalty imposition despite the duty demand being revoked. The Tribunal emphasized that unauthorized destruction of goods warranted penalty, even though the duty demand was deemed unsustainable due to the goods being unfit for consumption. en-us Wed, 29 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:09:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=84703 The Tribunal set aside the duty demand of Rs. 15,669 but upheld the penalty of Rs. 2,000 imposed on the appellants for draining 52,230 quintals of deteriorated molasses without following proper procedure. The discrepancy between State and Central Excise Department permissions led to the penalty imposition despite the duty demand being revoked. The Tribunal emphasized that unauthorized destruction of goods warranted penalty, even though the duty demand was deemed unsustainable due to the goods being unfit for consumption. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 29 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=84703