https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43941 Prior notice that stock had become unfit for human consumption and was to be destroyed, followed by bona fide destruction after departmental inaction, could not justify excise duty or penalty on the destroyed goods. The Court held that the Department could not rely on its own failure to respond to the request for presence at destruction to fasten liability, and the writ petition was not barred by alternate remedy in these circumstances. The show cause notice was quashed, and no duty or penalty was demandable on the destroyed stock. en-us Fri, 08 Apr 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:19:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43941 Prior notice that stock had become unfit for human consumption and was to be destroyed, followed by bona fide destruction after departmental inaction, could not justify excise duty or penalty on the destroyed goods. The Court held that the Department could not rely on its own failure to respond to the request for presence at destruction to fasten liability, and the writ petition was not barred by alternate remedy in these circumstances. The show cause notice was quashed, and no duty or penalty was demandable on the destroyed stock. Case-Laws Central Excise Fri, 08 Apr 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43941