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TMI Blog2005 (5) TMI 588X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ai under Central Excise Act, 1944, namely, Show Cause Notice No. 8/2005, dated 7-3-2005, for confiscation of cash seized and another Show Cause Notice No. 23/2005, dated 12-5-2005, demanding duty of Rs. 30,40,872/- in respect of undervaluation of plywood cleared by the applicant. S/Shri B.L. Bengani, Managing Director, S.K. Bothra, Director, and M.C. Promod Kumar, Director of the applicant-firm, are the co-applicants. They have filed separate applications seeking waiver of penalty and immunity from prosecution under the Central Excise Act, 1944. 2. Shri S. Venkatachalam, Advocate, appeared on behalf of the applicant-firm and co-applicants. S/Shri P. Srinivasan, SIO, and N. Sreenivasan, IO, of DGECI, Chennai, represented the Revenue, durin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ms of higher value in isolation to show that the particulars in the worksheet annexed to the application was not tallying with the departmental calculations. Given an opportunity, the Advocate submitted that, he was willing to sit with the departmental representative and reconcile all discrepancies in the entries. The Bench, in its interim order dated 18-1-2006, had directed the applicant as well as Revenue to sit together and arrive at correct figures, year-wise, in respect of sales made through depots in accordance with the instructions on this subject and submit a report. 6. Thereafter, the DGCEI, in their report dated 10-2-2006, revised the duty liability to Rs. 25,68,268/-. 7. The Advocate submitted that the demand, which was reduc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... not be adjusted against fresh demand due for a particular month, or other period. Therefore, a sum of Rs. 1,80,653/- has to be added to the admitted duty liability. 9. The Advocate countered this argument by stating that the applicant have calculated the differential duty by deducting the duty already paid from the duty now payable and, further that, the department itself demanded only differential duty due in the Show Cause Notice and not the full duty. The amount of Rs. 1,80,653/- mentioned by the department pertains to the entire period and for the admitted period, the amount involved is Rs. 15,634/- and in fact the applicant have admitted a duty liability of Rs. 1,58,596/- pertaining to Chennai Branch in excess, even though no demand ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... eceived from dealers for the differential value mentioned in the paper chits over and above the invoice amount. The allegation made in both the Show Cause Notices is one and the same, that is, regarding collection of excess value by way of chits and the Show Cause Notice dated 7-3-2005 is shown as relied upon document in the Show Cause Notice dated 12-5-2005. Thus, the issue involved is common to both notices. 11. The Bench observes from records that the applicants cleared goods to their depots at Bangalore, Mumbai and Ahmedabad raising invoices on payment of duty and were also paying differential duty for the goods sold from their depots regularly. The allegation against the applicant is that the differential duty paid is not correct. Di ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s fixed at Rs. 9,32,452/-. Since the applicant has already paid Rs. 15,00,000/-, the applicant is entitled to refund of duty after adjustment of the abovesaid duty liability. No further duty liability subsists; (ii) Cash of Rs. 2,44,600/- seized in ordered to be released; (iii) The applicant is granted immunities from payment of interest, fine, penalty and prosecution under the Central Excise Act, 1944. (iv) The co-applicants, namely, S/Sh. B.L. Bengani, Managing Director, M.L. Pramod Kumar, Director S.K. Bothra, Director of the applicant company are also granted immunities from penalty and prosecution under the provisions of the Central Excise Act, 1944. 14. The above immunities are granted in terms of Section 32K(1) of the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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