2002 (9) TMI 206

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....J)]. - This appeal has been preferred by the Revenue against the impugned order-in-appeal dated 19-3-2002 passed by the Commissioner (Appeals) vide which he has reversed the order-in-original dated 19-10-2001 of the Deputy Commissioner and allowed the refund claim of the respondents. 2. The respondents filed a refund claim for Rs. 30,78,912/- on the ground that during the period from 1-11-99 to....

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....e of removing the same from the factory while transferring to the depots. It was also not disputed before the Commissioner (Appeals) that the respondents were liable to pay duty at the prices at which the goods were sold from the depots in view of the provisions of Section 4 of the Central Excise Act as amended. 5. The Deputy Commissioner rejected the refund claim on the ground that the goods w....

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....d on the goods. No material in this regard had even been put to the respondents in the show cause notice. The duty liability was to be discharged by the respondents on the price at which they had sold the goods at the depots under Section 4 of the Central Excise Act as amended. Therefore, on the basis of the MRP on the packages of the goods, the refund claim of the respondents could not be disallo....