2006 (1) TMI 396

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....cture and export of Persian carpets under the 100% EOU Scheme. They were granted advanced DTA permission on 15-6-1998 for a quantity of 40,000 sq metre for a value not exceeding Rs. 113.6 lakhs which shall be adjusted against the DTA entitlements to be earned in the subsequent years within the total period of 5 years as specified in the letter of permission (LOP). The respondents sought for pre-mature de bonding of the EOU into EPCG Scheme. The conversion to EPCG scheme by de bonding was permitted by the Development Commissioner on 7-6-2002. Therefore, the respondents paid duties on raw material as well as capital goods under Notification 49/2000-Cus by paying 5% basic customs duty in accordance with EPCG licence dated 26-2-2002. They had c....

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....e is that the impugned order of the Commissioner (Appeal) allowing the assessee's appeal with consequential relief is not correct in law in view of the clarification given by the Development Commissioner in his letter dated 20-9-2002. 3. Shri K.S. Reddy learned SDR appeared for the Revenue and none appeared for the respondents. 4. We have gone through the records of the case carefully. The Commissioner (Appeals) in her findings has stated that the so-called clarification of the Development Commissioner dated 20th September 2002 relied on by the adjudicating authority was never supplied to the respondent along with the show cause notice to enable the respondent to counter the same. Further she has commented that the above men....