2008 (2) TMI 188

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....ant. Shri Pramod Kurnar, JDR, for the Respondent. [Order per: K.K. Agarwal, Member (T)]. -1. This is an appeal against rejection of refund claim of duty amounting to Rs. 7,19,921/- paid by the appellant in respect of the goods manufactured by him and allegedly cleared without payment of appropriate duty. The charge against them was that they have cleared the goods by claiming SSI exemption w....

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....h the Assistant Commissioner seeking refund of duty already paid by him, as according to them no duty was liable to be paid in view of the fact that certain clearances were made under the brand name of their customers which clearances were not liable to be included in his total clearance. In view of this he sought refund of duty already paid. The refund claim was rejected by the Assistant Commissi....

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.... of branded goods were also taken which were not required to be taken. They have taken this plea both before the Assistant Commissioner and Commissioner (Appeals) but this plea was not considered at all. It is his submission that once their plea is that duty has been incorrectly paid the order should have been passed on merits as to whether duty should have been paid or not and only there after th....