1999 (11) TMI 82

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....226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner is aggrieved by the omission of the respondent No. 1 to dispose of the petitioner's application under Section 3A(4) of the Central Excise Act (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') and also of the attempt of the respondents to force the petitioner to pay excise duty which is not due. 2. We have heard Shri Pankaj Bhatia, learned Counsel for the pet....

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....26th May, 1998. The Tribunal set aside the Commissioner's order and directed the Commissioner to decide the matter afresh after giving the petitioner an opportunity of hearing. Thereafter the Commissioner passed an order dated 3-12-1998 taking an entirely different stand i.e. that Section 3A(4) of the Act had no application because the petitioner had opted for payment of duty under Rule 96ZO(3) of....

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....t of the petitioner. 4. No counter affidavit is proposed to be filed and having heard the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is disposed of as under :- 1. The respondent No. 1 is directed to determine the actual production of the petitioner's unit in compliance with the Tribunal's order dated 13-5-1999 within a period of three months from the date of presentation of a certifi....