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TMI Blog1997 (2) TMI 262X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... arma, Member (T)]. The captioned appeal has been filed by the appellants against the order of the ld. Collector (Appeals). The ld. Collector (Appeals) in his order, held that it is on record that the demand of duty on the disputed molasses had already been issued on 20-3-1989 under Rule 9(2) which was within the period of six months from the date of issue of Collector s above direction on 2- ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... aimed by the appellants to have sent to the Central Excise Authorities has been made. We observe that show cause notice was issued on 17th October, 1989 for stocks lying on 28-2-1989. The lower authorities did not accept this contention of the appellants on the ground that the show cause notice was issued within six months from the date of withdrawal of the permission to store molasses in katchcha ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... submits that thus the show cause notice for demanding duty is beyond a period of six months and therefore, is time-barred. 4. Shri Y.R. Kilaniya, the ld. DR appearing for the respondent submits that since the permission to store molasses in kachcha pits was withdrawn and therefore, the period of six months is to be counted from the date of withdrawal of the permission i.e. from 2-1-1989. He dra ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... is whether there was any suppression of any information or misstatement on the part of the assessee, we find that the assessee by their letter dated 27th Dec. 1987 had sought permission of the department to remove the molasses lying in kutcha pits outside the factory premises. We also observe that on 28-11-1988, the appellants further informed the department that they had to store new molasses in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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