TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2005 (10) TMI 158
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....The issue pertains to refund of duty paid in pursuance of an order of final assessment. The respondents paid Rs. 65,05,506/- (Rupees Sixty-five lacs five thousand five hundred six only) in pursuance of an order of the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise dated 8th September, 2005 and preferred an appeal against the said order to Commissioner (Appeals). The Commissioner remanded the matter for de ....
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.... de novo proceedings before the Deputy Commissioner were pending. (b) The Commissioner erred in holding that the sum of Rs. 65,05,506/-(Rupees Sixty-five lacs five thousand five hundred six only) paid by the respondents is in the nature of deposit under Section 35F. The said amount was paid in pursuance of an order finalizing provisional assessment. The amount was not paid as pre-deposit ordered ....
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....ce of an earlier order of Commissioner (Appeals). An application for refund can arise only after de novo proceedings are completed. 4. The entire controversy can be put in a narrow compass. The respondents paid duty in pursuance of an order of assessment and preferred an appeal against the order. The Commissioner who entertained the appeal set aside the order of assessment and ordered de novo pro....