https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=267129 The Tribunal upheld penalties under Rule 26 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, on merchant exporters and Rule 12B manufacturers involved in fraudulent activities with Muni Group of Companies. The penalties were deemed justified for knowingly dealing with goods covered by fraudulent invoices. The Tribunal rejected claims of double jeopardy, upheld penalties based on involvement in the scheme, and allowed appeals for two appellants acting without knowledge of the fraud. Overall, penalties were upheld for most appellants except those acting in good faith or unaware of the fraudulent activities. en-us Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=267129 The Tribunal upheld penalties under Rule 26 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, on merchant exporters and Rule 12B manufacturers involved in fraudulent activities with Muni Group of Companies. The penalties were deemed justified for knowingly dealing with goods covered by fraudulent invoices. The Tribunal rejected claims of double jeopardy, upheld penalties based on involvement in the scheme, and allowed appeals for two appellants acting without knowledge of the fraud. Overall, penalties were upheld for most appellants except those acting in good faith or unaware of the fraudulent activities. Case-Laws Central Excise Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=267129