2014 (4) TMI 183

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....aring both sides we find that vide his impugned order the Commissioner confirmed the duty demand of Rs.2.44 crores against Ram Shiv Industries Ltd. and penalty of Rs.20 lakhs on the present applicant who is Director of M/s Ram Shiv Industries. The stay petitions filed by the appellants as also by the Director were taken up for disposal and M/s Ram Shiv Industries was directed to deposit Rs.30 lakh....

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.... upon the applicant in terms of the provisions of Rule 26 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002. Ongoing through the impugned order we find that allegation against the manufacturing unit was clandestine manufacture and removal of their final product i.e. bars and rods, which findings are based upon the statements of various persons recorded at the stage of investigations as also the statement of buyer....

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.... ld. A.R. appearing for Revenue submits that apart from the fact that company has not deposited even a single penny till date and further submits that there is lot of evidence available on record to establish involvement of the present applicant. He submits that appellant's first statement was though retracted but subsequently again he had admitted that they have cleared the goods without payment ....

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....t a position to deposit the amount. He also submits that the fact that the appellant have sold his factory is indicative of their mala fide inasmuch as in the absence of any assets of the company, the recovery of huge demand cannot be made and director should not be allowed to escape without depositing anything towards penalty. 6. After appreciating the submissions made by both the sides we prima....