Revenue Department's Demand Overturned Due to Lack of Notification to Development Commissioner; No Dues Certificate Dispute.

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....Extended period of limitation - Debonding of an EOU - allegation of short-paid duty at the time of De-bonding - On the basis of the ‘No Dues Certificate” issued by the concerned jurisdictional authorities, Development Commissioner has issued the Final Debonding Order. If it is the case of the revenue that “No Dues Certificate” was obtained by the appellant by taking recourse to suppression. misstatement, misdeclaration, fraud, connivance or in contravention of the provisions of the law, which would have led to invocation of extended period of limitation as provided for by Section 11 A of the Central excise Act, 1944, revenue ought to have informed the Development commissioner and requested for initiation of proceeding against the appellants in terms of Foreign Trade Development Act. - Demand set aside - AT....