https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=332060 The High Court declared Rule 8(3A) of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 as violative of Article 14 of the Constitution due to being unreasonable, irrational, and arbitrary. This decision was based on previous rulings by other High Courts and the lack of opposing arguments. Consequently, the impugned notices issued under this rule were set aside, and the writ petition challenging the validity of the rule and notices was allowed. en-us Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 06 Jan 2017 13:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=332060 The High Court declared Rule 8(3A) of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 as violative of Article 14 of the Constitution due to being unreasonable, irrational, and arbitrary. This decision was based on previous rulings by other High Courts and the lack of opposing arguments. Consequently, the impugned notices issued under this rule were set aside, and the writ petition challenging the validity of the rule and notices was allowed. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=332060