https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=35370 The High Court dismissed the appeal regarding the interpretation of Rule 8 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, holding that the penalty period of two months for default in payment of excise duty should run concurrently for each instance of default. The Court clarified that if a consolidated order is passed for multiple show cause notices and the amounts due are paid within two months for each instance, the forfeiture period would be for two months from the date of passing the communication of the order. The judgment provides guidance on the application of the rule in cases of default in excise duty payment. en-us Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:01:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=35370 The High Court dismissed the appeal regarding the interpretation of Rule 8 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, holding that the penalty period of two months for default in payment of excise duty should run concurrently for each instance of default. The Court clarified that if a consolidated order is passed for multiple show cause notices and the amounts due are paid within two months for each instance, the forfeiture period would be for two months from the date of passing the communication of the order. The judgment provides guidance on the application of the rule in cases of default in excise duty payment. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=35370