2004 (4) TMI 333

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....an, Advocates and Swaminathan, Consultant, for the Appellant. Shri M. Chandrasekaran, Sr. Advocate, for the Respondent. [Order per : P.G. Chacko, Member (J) (Oral)]. -  These appeals arise for final hearing. Shri Arun Natarajan, Advocate, who says he is Junior to the Counsel for the appellants in Appeal Nos. 116, 118 and 119/2002, submits that his Senior is preoccupied with election ....

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....several crores. Apparently it was at the insistence of the appellants' Counsel for immediate hearing of the appeals that the Bench granted waiver of pre-deposit and posted the appeals to a specific date for hearing. A jurisdictional issue was also raised by the Counsel and a decision thereon was rendered by the Bench. Our order on that issue was challenged before the High Court in a Writ Petition ....

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....convenience has got to be considered without prejudice to the respondent. Having regard to the respondent-Revenue's interest, which we are bound to consider under Section 129E of the Customs Act, we grant adjournment on the condition that an amount of Rs. 1.00 crore (Rupees one crore only) towards the demand of duty of Rs. 18.24 crores against M/s. ETK Softech (P) Ltd. be deposited by them as also....