2001 (7) TMI 1310

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....>Central Excise<br>Shri V.K. Agrawal and Shri P.G. Chacko, JJ. For Appellant: R. Swaminathan, Consultant For Respondent: P.K. Jain, SDR ORDER V.K. Agrawal, 1. Today six matters are listed for hearing the Stay petitions. For the reasons mentioned below, we stay the recovery of entire amount of excise duty confirmed and penalties imposed on the appellants and take up the appeals itsel....

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....rtment on 13.9.2000, but no reply was received by them; that when they were in the process of finalising the reply, the impugned order was passed by the Commissioner on 31.10.2000; that no notice about the personal hearing fixed on 18.10.2000 and 19.10.2000, as mentioned in the impugned Order, was received by the Appellants; that there is no evidence to show that these hearing notices were receive....

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....d parties; that Deputy Commissioner intimated, under letter dated 13.10.2000, that letter meant for M/s Varanasi Bottling Company Pvt. Ltd was served upon them by pasting on their premises on 10.10.2000 and similarly letter meant for Shri C.P.N. Kezriwal, Managing Director, was also pasted on his residence; that other 5 letters were returned by the Deputy Commissioner as the present address could ....