2001 (2) TMI 141 - HC - Central Excise

Summary

The High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh dismissed a writ petition as non-maintainable because the petitioner did not exhaust the alternative remedy of appeal provided under the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944. The petitioner filed the writ petition prematurely without responding to the show cause notice. The court directed the petitioner to reply to the notice within three months, and recovery would not be enforced until a decision is made.