2014 (12) TMI 623 - AT - Central Excise

Restoration of appeal - Committee of Disputes rejected application - Held that - When COD permission was not given on an application filed, as per the decision of the Hon ble Supreme Court in the case of Electronics Corporation of India Ltd., Vs UOI 2011 (2) TMI 3 - Supreme Court , no such permission is required. The appeal filed by the appellant will have to be restored Accordingly, the application for restoration of appeal is allowed and appeal and stay application if any are restored to their original numbers and will come up for hearing in due course. - Appeal restored.

Summary

The appeal was dismissed as appellants did not have clearance from Committee of Secretaries. Appellants can seek restoration when they get clearance. Committee on Disputes did not consider their application, so appeal can be pursued. Appeal is restored for hearing.