https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41630 Refund of excise duty paid under a mistake of law was held not to be defeated by delay where the claim was raised within a reasonable time after discovery of the mistake and the claimant had diligently pursued departmental remedies. The court applied the principle that money paid under a legal mistake can be reclaimed within a reasonable period from discovery, and found that repeated representations before invoking writ jurisdiction supported the exercise of writ discretion. Relief was granted, and the petitioner was entitled to refund of the duty wrongly collected. en-us Tue, 27 Nov 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:08:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41630 Refund of excise duty paid under a mistake of law was held not to be defeated by delay where the claim was raised within a reasonable time after discovery of the mistake and the claimant had diligently pursued departmental remedies. The court applied the principle that money paid under a legal mistake can be reclaimed within a reasonable period from discovery, and found that repeated representations before invoking writ jurisdiction supported the exercise of writ discretion. Relief was granted, and the petitioner was entitled to refund of the duty wrongly collected. Case-Laws Central Excise Tue, 27 Nov 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41630