https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=247535 The Court addressed the issuance of demand notices by Central Excise Officers based on a circular declared non-est, leading to pending appeals and stay applications before CESTAT. The Court expressed disapproval of the officers' actions, initiating contempt proceedings against them. After the officers apologized, explained, and took corrective actions, including withdrawing the demand notices, the Court closed the matter. It quashed the demand notices, clarified no impact on pending appeals, and disposed of the writ petitions, dropping the Contempt Petitions and discharging notices. en-us Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=247535 The Court addressed the issuance of demand notices by Central Excise Officers based on a circular declared non-est, leading to pending appeals and stay applications before CESTAT. The Court expressed disapproval of the officers' actions, initiating contempt proceedings against them. After the officers apologized, explained, and took corrective actions, including withdrawing the demand notices, the Court closed the matter. It quashed the demand notices, clarified no impact on pending appeals, and disposed of the writ petitions, dropping the Contempt Petitions and discharging notices. Case-Laws Service Tax Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=247535