2013 (1) TMI 757 - HC - Central Excise

Summary

The High Court of Gauhati issued an order directing that the demand for excise duties against the petitioner should not be enforced until the Tribunal passes orders on the stay application. The petitioner, a Central Government Undertaking, had taken necessary steps for appeal, and the delay in hearing was beyond their control. The Court emphasized the importance of not rendering the statutory remedy of appeal futile.