2005 (3) TMI 519

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..... or the Respondent. [Order per : V.K. Agrawal, Member (T) (Oral)]. This is an application by M/s. Star Drugs and Research Labs Ltd. for waiver of pre-deposit of Central Excise Duty amounting to Rs. 51,95,144/- and a penalty amount of Rs. 5 lakhs. 2. We have heard Shri Karthik Seshadri, ld. Adv. and Smt. R. Bhagya Devi, ld. SDR. The duty amount has been demanded and the penalty has been .....

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..... deposit the duty amount immediately. The Government cannot run behind them in collecting the duty amount under the Act. We find no prima facie case in favour of the applicants. We, therefore, direct the applicants to deposit the entire amount of duty within a period of six weeks from today. On complying with the directions, there will be waiver of pre-deposit of the entire amount of penalty and r .....

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