2017 (1) TMI 131

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.... filed by the department against order passed by Commissioner (Appeals) who set aside the order of adjudicating authority on merits.  It is the case of the department that the Order-in-Original was passed by the Assistant Commissioner who had no jurisdiction to pass the order.  According to Department the proper officer to deal with the dispute was the Additional Commissioner and since t....

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....emand and interest.  The Department also filed appeal before the Commissioner (Appeals) stating that the Assistant Commissioner has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter and also that adjudicating authority ought to have confiscated the goods and imposed penalty.  The Commissioner (Appeals) vide order impugned herein allowed the appeal of assessee and dismissed, the appeal filed by de....

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....n and thus allowed the appeal filed by assessee and dismissed the appeal filed by department.  In para 9 of impugned order the Commissioner (Appeals) held that it is clear from the Order-in-Original itself that the DEPB scrips were per se not forged, but that scrips were obtained by fraudulent means by exporter.  Analyzing the transaction between Jai Exports and appellant, the Commission....