2007 (3) TMI 552

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....for the Appellant. Shri P.K. Das, JDR, for the Respondent. [Order per : Chittaranjan Satapathy, Member (T)]. -  Heard both sides. The appellants imported impugned goods availing concessional rate of duty admissible to the import from SAARC countries. Subsequent to the import, the Country of Origin Certificate produced for availing concessional duty as required under the relevant Noti....

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....e, which they produced before the Customs. He further states that the importers had no knowledge about the documents which were fraudulent. He also cites the ratio of the following two decisions in his support : (i)      Commissioner of Customs, Amritsar v. Jyoti Industries Ltd. reported in 2005 (188) E.L.T. 88 (Tri.-Del.); (ii)    Zenith Ltd. & Ors. v....

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.... In this case, the importers have submitted Country of Origin Certificates which are not signed by the Authorised Officials of the Bangladesh Government and prima facie, the impugned goods are not eligible for import duty concession. The case laws cited by the ld. Consultant are prima facie of no assistance to the appellant's case as this is a case relating to grant of concessional duty under Pref....