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Issues involved: Challenge to final findings of Designated Authority on imposition of anti-dumping duties on Polyester Staple Fibre imported from Korea and Thailand; Interpretation of appeal jurisdiction against Designated Authority's order.
Summary: 1. The appellants challenged the final findings of the Designated Authority regarding anti-dumping duties on imported Polyester Staple Fibre from Korea and Thailand. The Designated Authority's findings were notified in the gazette, but the Central Government did not impose any anti-dumping duty on the goods from these countries. 2. Referring to a Supreme Court case, it was clarified that the Designated Authority's order is recommendatory, and the appeal lies against the determination made by the Central Government. Since no anti-dumping duty was imposed by the Central Government in this case, the appeal was deemed not maintainable under the relevant provisions of the Customs Tariff Act. 3. The appellants argued that as per Rule 18 of the Anti-dumping Duty Rules, the Central Government cannot issue a notification fixing anti-dumping duty after three months from the Designated Authority's notification. A previous Tribunal case was cited where a similar issue was discussed, stating that the Central Government cannot issue such notifications after a certain period from the Designated Authority's findings. 4. Based on the above considerations, the appeal was dismissed by the Appellate Tribunal CEGAT, Court No. I, New Delhi.
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