CX - Findings of Commissioner (A) are totally tangent to issue that was raised before him - Matter remanded: CESTAT
By TIOL News Service
MUMBAI, JUNE 21, 2016: THE issue involved is as to whether the appellant is required to pay differential Central Excise duty on the amount of transportation charges collected by way of debit notes. It is the claim of the appellant that the transportation charges collected are actuals.
Against the orders of the Commissioner (A), appeals came to be filed before the CESTAT in the year 2005.
The appeal was heard recently.
The Bench observed that the findings recorded by the lower appellate authority are not at all indicating that the Commr(A) had considered the submissions made by appellant to arrive at a conclusion. It was also noticed that the first appellate authority in the impugned order had referred to some job conversion on behalf of SAIL and the valuation thereof. Inasmuch as the impugned order is totally tangent to the issue which was raised before him, the Bench added.
Holding that the impugned order is unsustainable, the same was set aside and the matter was remitted to reconsider the issue afresh.
The Appeals were allowed by way of remand.
(See 2016-TIOL-1476-CESTAT-MUM)
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