2023 (10) TMI 1079

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....MS) and High Speed Diesel (HSD). The said Notifications were 'gazetted' on 12.11.2014 and 02.12.2014. The Appellant M/s. IOCL have filed refund claims claiming that the Notifications would come into force on the date of publication in Official Gazette in terms of Section 5A (5) of the Central Excise Act, 1944. However, in respect of the above two Notifications, the publication in the Gazette was delayed and in the meantime, the Appellant paid enhanced duties from the date of issue of Notification i.e. 12.11.2014 & 02.12.2014, though they have revised the prices of MS & HSD, giving effect to the enhanced duty w.e.f. 13.11.2014 and 03.12.2014. Accordingly, they have filed refund claims for the excess duty paid for 12.11.2014 & 02.12.2....

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....at - "4. We have considered the arguments on both sides and perused the records. We find that both the conditions mentioned in Section 5A(5) have to be fulfilled for any notification to come into force. In this case, the second condition was not fulfilled during the relevant period and therefore, the exemption notifications had not come into force. Consequently, the appellants were not required to pay duty at the enhanced rate during the relevant periods and therefore, any excess duty which they paid was refundable. Accordingly, the order of the lower authority sanctioning the refunds was correct and it is incorrectly set aside by the first appellate authority." 10.We also find that the Ld. Commissioner(Appeals) in respect....