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2003 (10) TMI 572
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....C. Pushkarna, JDR, for the Respondent. [Order]. - This appeal has been filed by the appellants against the impugned order-in-appeal dated 12-3-2003 vide which the Commissioner (Appeals) has dismissed the appeal of the appellants against the order-in-original holding the same to be time-barred. 2. The learned Counsel has contended that the impugned order was received by them onl....
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....king entry in the relevant record and of penalty through bank challan on the dates detailed above, could not lead to an irresistible conclusion that the impugned order was received by them before the deposit, in the impugned order, it has been observed by the learned Commissioner (Appeals) that the order-in-original passed on 6-2-2002, was despatched on 8-2-2002 to the appellants but who received ....
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....ay Singhal, MD of the appellant-company, had not been disputed by the Commissioner (Appeals) in the impugned order. He has not even referred to it. 5. The appellants had no motive in not filing the appeal within time from the date of receipt of order-in-original. They had rather deposited the entire duty and penalty as confirmed against them through the order-in-original. If they had actua....
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....be allowed to stand in the way of administration of justice and if pitted against the justice, the latter has to prevail. The appellants deserves to be heard on merits especially when they had already deposited the duty and penalty. It is not a case where it could be said that the assessee was avoiding the payment of duty and penalty and was only interested in prolonging the matter. Rather it is a....