2002 (12) TMI 399

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....nterest. 2. The appellants are manufacturers of cotton yarn falling under heading No. 52.05 and gray fabrics falling under heading No. 60.01 of the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. They are a 100% EOU unit. 3. The appellants had cleared cotton yarn to DTA in accordance with the provisions of the Exim Policy without payment of AED (T and TA) to the tune of Rs. 1,13,979/- during the period from 26-2-2000 to 18-10-2000. Accordingly, a notice was issued by the Supdt. demanding this duty to that extent under Section 11A along with the proposal for imposition of penalty under Section 11AC and interest under Section 11AB. Subsequently, a corrigendum to the notice was issued proposing demand of interest under Section....

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....under section 11AA and imposed penalty of Rs. 5,000/- under Rule 210. 5. In the grounds of appeal, the appellants stated that Notfn. 55/91-C.E., dated 25-7-91 unconditionally exempted excisable goods manufactured in a 100% EOU from additional excise duty under the Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act, 1978. Therefore, there was no question of payment of any such duty. The same submissions were reiterated by Shri P. Sreedharan, Consultant, who appeared for the hearing before me. 6. I have gone through the grounds of appeal, submissions made at the time of hearing and all other evidence on record. Section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 creates a liability to excise duty when goods are produced or ....