2009 (4) TMI 676

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....te, for the Appellant. Shri Prabhat Kumar, Special Counsel, for the Respondent. [Order per : Justice R.M.S. Khandeparkar, President (for the Bench) (Oral)]. -  Heard. 2. This matter relates to the order dated 5-4-07 passed by the Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi-III, Gurgaon. Apart from various contentions sought to be raised in the matter, it has been strenuously argued....

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....oes without saying, therefore, that the appellant could not have been expected to file a detailed reply to show cause notice in the absence of documentary evidence being available to them to put forth their case. In the circumstances, therefore, we waive the requirement of pre-deposit and proceed to dispose of the appeal at this stage itself. 4. Since the appellants were made available cop....

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....tunity to the appellant of filing the reply to the said show cause notice. The learned Advocate for the appellant undertakes to file the reply to the show cause notice within four months from today. The reply to the show cause notice, therefore, should be filed on or before 24-8-2009 without fail before the concerned authority and thereupon the authority shall fix the date for further proceedings ....