https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198788 The Tribunal allowed the appeal for remission of Central Excise duty, setting aside the denial based on a fire accident in the factory premises. It was established that the fire was caused by a short circuit, beyond the appellant's control, as confirmed by the Chief Fire Officer's report. The Tribunal held that such incidents are unavoidable even with reasonable precautions, concluding that the appellant was not negligent. Consequently, the claim for remission of duty was accepted, and the impugned order was overturned, granting consequential relief to the appellant. en-us Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 21:19:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198788 The Tribunal allowed the appeal for remission of Central Excise duty, setting aside the denial based on a fire accident in the factory premises. It was established that the fire was caused by a short circuit, beyond the appellant's control, as confirmed by the Chief Fire Officer's report. The Tribunal held that such incidents are unavoidable even with reasonable precautions, concluding that the appellant was not negligent. Consequently, the claim for remission of duty was accepted, and the impugned order was overturned, granting consequential relief to the appellant. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198788