2001 (6) TMI 485

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.... [Order]. -  When the case was called none appeared on behalf of the appellants. Appellants vide letter dated 14-12-2000 made a request to decide the appeal on merits. 2. The appellants filed this appeal against the order in original passed by the Commissioner (Appeals) where the goods claimed by the appellants were confiscated and the Commissioner gave option to lawful owners to ....

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....oods. 4. Heard learned JDR and perused the appeal papers. 5. In the appeal memorandum the contention of the appellants are that they purchased the goods from various dealers from Surat and the dealers purchased the man-made fabrics from the open market for supplying the same to the appellant. Their submission is that when the goods were purchased from the open market they cannot be....

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....ods. The Commissioner rejected the claim and gave the option to the lawful owner of the goods to redeem the goods. The Commissioner in the impugned order in Para-20.3 and sub-paras of Para-20.3 discussed the discrepencies in the invoices produced by the appellants and the photo copies of the invoices which were recovered at the time of the search of premises of transport companies and held that bo....