https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=126360 Carbide sludge (lime sludge) was treated as prima facie marketable because it was sold at a minimum price, supporting excisability at the stay stage and making the relied-upon Supreme Court ruling on non-marketable sludge inapplicable on the facts presented. The plea of limitation was also found prima facie unavailable because the goods were cleared without duty despite self-classification under a dutiable heading. A pre-deposit of duty was directed within six weeks, with waiver of pre-deposit and stay of recovery of penalty granted on compliance. en-us Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:49:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=126360 Carbide sludge (lime sludge) was treated as prima facie marketable because it was sold at a minimum price, supporting excisability at the stay stage and making the relied-upon Supreme Court ruling on non-marketable sludge inapplicable on the facts presented. The plea of limitation was also found prima facie unavailable because the goods were cleared without duty despite self-classification under a dutiable heading. A pre-deposit of duty was directed within six weeks, with waiver of pre-deposit and stay of recovery of penalty granted on compliance. Case-Laws Central Excise Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=126360