TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2011 (8) TMI 639
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....llants Shri V.K.Agarwal, JCDR for Respondent Per : Ashok Jindal The appellants are manufacturers of sugar. During the course of investigation, it was found that one M/s. Standard Investments have executed a General B-1 Bond with Dy.Commissioner (Bond) Central Excise, Mumbai.1 for removal of sugar without payment of central excise duty for export from the factory of the appellants. As per ....
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....ot export the sugar within the specified time, investigations were started and it was found that the said goods were diverted to DTA instead of exporting the same. Therefore, a show-cause notice was issued to the appellants for imposition of penalty as well as to the merchant exporter for demanding duty and other actions under Central Excise Act. During the course of investigation, a substantial d....
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.... exporting the sugar, therefore, there was no intention of the appellants to contravene the provisions of central excise law. Moreover, if at all, there is a contravention of central excise provisions, it is done only by the merchant exporter for which the appellants cannot be liable to penalize. In support of this contention, he relied upon the decision in the case of Jay Jagdish Sugar vs CCE, Na....
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....ut payment of duty against CT.1 certificate. Therefore, the impugned order is to be upheld. 5. We have heard both sides and found that in this case the appellants have cleared the sugar without payment of duty after producing CT.1 certificate issued by the Maritime Commissioner. It was the duty of the Maritime Commissioner while issuing CT.1 certificate to ascertain whether the merch....