https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42891 A writ of mandamus was justified where the excise authority had not finalised the petitioner's classification list for instant tea filed under Rule 173B of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, even though the list had remained pending since 1989. The continued non-finalisation had left the petitioner paying higher duty under protest, and a show cause notice had also been issued for the relevant clearances. In these circumstances, the Court directed expeditious disposal of the classification list and ordered the authority to finalise it within three months. en-us Mon, 23 Jul 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:29:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42891 A writ of mandamus was justified where the excise authority had not finalised the petitioner's classification list for instant tea filed under Rule 173B of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, even though the list had remained pending since 1989. The continued non-finalisation had left the petitioner paying higher duty under protest, and a show cause notice had also been issued for the relevant clearances. In these circumstances, the Court directed expeditious disposal of the classification list and ordered the authority to finalise it within three months. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 23 Jul 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42891