https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=331107 The Tribunal set aside the duty demand, interest, and penalty imposed on the appellants for goods lost in a fire accident during manufacturing job work. It found that the appellants promptly reported the incident, made insurance claims, and lacked the information sought by the department due to reliance on the company. The Tribunal ruled that the delay in providing information was not intentional suppression to evade duty payment, citing a Supreme Court judgment. Consequently, the Tribunal allowed the appeal, declaring the demand time-barred and unsustainable, granting consequential reliefs to the appellants. en-us Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:58:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=331107 The Tribunal set aside the duty demand, interest, and penalty imposed on the appellants for goods lost in a fire accident during manufacturing job work. It found that the appellants promptly reported the incident, made insurance claims, and lacked the information sought by the department due to reliance on the company. The Tribunal ruled that the delay in providing information was not intentional suppression to evade duty payment, citing a Supreme Court judgment. Consequently, the Tribunal allowed the appeal, declaring the demand time-barred and unsustainable, granting consequential reliefs to the appellants. Case-Laws Central Excise Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=331107