2001 (10) TMI 228

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....,990.00 (Rupees eight lakhs fifty-seven thousand nine hundred ninety) has been confirmed under the proviso to Rule 49(1) of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, in respect of the sugar which has deteriorated in quality due to alleged non-processing by the appellants during the period - 1978-79 onwards till 1996-97. 2. The Revenue's contention is that the Brown Sugar which has deteriorated in quality....

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....cisable goods at the time of removal of the same. Proviso to the said Rule is to the effect that the manufacturer shall pay duty where he has not been able to show to the satisfaction of the proper officer that the goods have been lost or destroyed by natural causes or by unavoidable accident during the handling or storage in such store room or other approved premises (emphasis supplied). The good....