Excise Officials Questioned for Extending Investigation Beyond 18 Months Without Evidence of Fraud or Legal Justification.

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....Extended period of limitation - It is not understood as to under what authority the Excise Officials had travelled beyond the period of 18 months to find out, if any Service Tax was due when they found no evidence of fraud, collusion, wilful misstatement, suppression of fact or contravention of the provision of the Finance Act or Rule within the statutorily prescribed 18 months....