2007 (2) TMI 562

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....007. The appellant was represented by his counsel, Shri Kapil Dev Singla while the respondents were represented by the CPIO. 3. Information requested by the appellant in his RTI-request was as follows : "1.    How many search and seizure Central Excise Commissionerate, Ludhiana in the area of its jurisdiction, has conducted? 2.      Out of all these search and seizure, in how many cases, Show Cause Notices have been issued and for what amount? 3.      What is the present status of all these Show Cause Notices? 4.      What is the number of Show Cause Notices or adjudication orders, which have been quashed/set aside by the Hon'ble Co....

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....such as the CBI, the Directorate of Enforcement including the DRI to widely publicize "raids" conducted by them as well as the names and other details of those "raided". These agencies don't wait till the conclusion of the proceedings against those "raided" to disclose their identities. According to the appellant, his request for information was in respect of the "show cause notices" issued by the Department of Central Excise, Chandigarh. While it was true that it was the DRI which conducted searches and seizures, the show cause notices were, in most cases, issued by the Department of Central Excise and not DRI. In that sense, the information asked for by the appellant won't attract the exclusion under Section 24(1) to the DRI. Decision ....