TMI Blog1997 (8) TMI 307X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... . Bhat, President]. This appeal is directed against the Order-in-Original No. 10/90, dated 23-3-1990 passed by the Collector of Central Excise, Aurangabad. 2. Appellant, having a factory for manufacture of electrical goods, installed a plant for manufacture of electronic goods for which purpose a power generation plant was installed. 3. The dispute in this appeal relates to duty payable ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ition of penalty. The Collector held that one of 26 switchboards, 3 had been used more than 5 years previously and duty must have been paid thereon and confirmed the demand of duty of Rs. 4,75,203.80 in respect of 23 switch boards and imposed penalty of Rs. 2 lakhs, the imposition of penalty also is now challenged. 4. We have referred to the first visit of the officers on 10-5-1988, preparation ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y Shri Arun Shanker Ogale, Works Manager of the appellant, according to whom, 26 switch boards had been installed during the period from October, 1986 to September, 1987. It is quite possible that this witness committed an error in referring to the number of the switch boards, since, even according to the Collector, 3 had been installed or used 5 years previously. We are, therefore, inclined to un ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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