2008 (6) TMI 524

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.....S. Suhag, DR, for the Respondent. [Order]. - The Appellant filed this appeal against rejection of Application for remission of duty passed by the Commissioner of Central Excise, Meerut-I. 2. The relevant facts of the case as per record, in brief, are that there was a fire in the appellants factory godown on 2-4-96 and 21-4-96 resulting in loss of 163 Qtls and 6473 Qtls of sugar resp....

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....t is further revealed that there was sufficient arrangement for fire fighting equipment. The Commissioner observed that the Police reports in respect of both the fire accidents are silent about the cause of fire in the units. It is seen that fire authorities failed to ascertain the reason for fire and therefore, finding of the Commissioner that the management of the company is careless, is not jus....