1997 (8) TMI 261

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....te, for the Respondent. [Order]. -  The following question, purported to be a question of law has been raised by the appellant-Commissioner in the subject Reference Application :- "whether the Hon'ble CEGAT, EB is correct in dismissing an Appeal considering the same as infructuous without going into the merits of the case." 2. Before dealing with the question, it is appropriate ....

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....spondents filed an appeal against the imposition of penalty of Rs. 2,000/- before the lower appellate authority. Simultaneously, Revenue also filed an appeal by way of application under Section 35E against the order of the Assistant Collector dropping the demand of duty. 1.4 The lower appellate authority set aside the impugned order of penalty against the respondents in their appeal. He, h....

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....e Order-in-Original passed by the Assistant Collector has since been dismissed by the Commissioner (Appeals) vide his Order-in-Appeal No. 85-RA-Cal. II/96, dated 10-7-1996. 4. It is in the aforesaid circumstances the Tribunal found that in view of the ground taken by the Commissioner in its Appeal before the Tribunal against setting aside of penalty of Rs. 2,000/- by the lower appellate au....