https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=382066 The Court upheld the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal's decision confirming a show-cause notice for recovery of excise duty, interest, and penalty against an appellant who failed to comply with Central Excise law. The appellant's argument of ignorance of excise procedures was rejected, emphasizing that ignorance of law is not a defense. The Court affirmed the imposition of penalty under Section 11AC, stating that ignorance of law cannot excuse nonpayment of duty or noncompliance with procedures. The appeal was dismissed, and the Notice of Motion was deemed infructuous. en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Jun 2019 08:10:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=382066 The Court upheld the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal's decision confirming a show-cause notice for recovery of excise duty, interest, and penalty against an appellant who failed to comply with Central Excise law. The appellant's argument of ignorance of excise procedures was rejected, emphasizing that ignorance of law is not a defense. The Court affirmed the imposition of penalty under Section 11AC, stating that ignorance of law cannot excuse nonpayment of duty or noncompliance with procedures. The appeal was dismissed, and the Notice of Motion was deemed infructuous. Case-Laws Central Excise Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=382066