2009 (11) TMI 773

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....earing both sides on the stay application, we find that the appeal itself can be disposed of without a further hearing. Dispensing with the requirement of pre-deposit, we take up the appeal proper. Vide the impugned order, the Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore demanded differential duty of Rs. 55,00,000/- along with applicable interest on a consignment of iron ore exported by the appellants under....

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.... had made such a request. However he denied the request without giving justifiable reasons. 2. On a careful consideration of the case records and the submissions made by both sides, we find that the impugned consignment was subjected to assessment of export duty @ Rs. 300/- per MT as against Rs. 55/- per MT for the reason that the iron content ascertained in the consignment was not below 62%. The....