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TMI Blog2010 (6) TMI 681X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... -07 said to have been issued under sub-section (2) of Section 35B of the Central Excise Act was signed only by the Commissioner of Central Excise, NOIDA, authorising the Deputy Commissioner (Review) Central Excise, NOIDA to file an appeal on his behalf to the Tribunal. When the matter was heard on 30-9-2009 preliminary objection was raised by the respondent that the authorisation is not legal and proper and does not satisfy the requirement of Section 35B(2) of the Act. When the matter was heard on 9-11-2009, it was submitted on behalf of the department, that the Committee of Commissioners have taken a decision to file the appeal and that it was a mistake not to file said authorisation along with the appeal. Subsequently, they were granted p ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... High Court of Punjab and Haryana in the case of CCE, Delhi III v. B.E. Office Automation Products Pvt. Ltd. reported in 2010 (249) E.L.T. 24 (P H) and submits that mere signatures of two Commissioners in the file recommending filing of appeal before the Tribunal may not amount to forming the opinion as required under Section 35B(2). The authorisation dated 28-9-07 was signed only by one Commissioner constituting the Committee authorising the Deputy Commissioner (Review) Central Excise NOIDA to file the appeal on his (Commissioner NOIDA) behalf and the same can not be treated as decision of the Committee authorising the said Deputy Commissioner to file the appeal. (b) He also submits that Commissioner (Appeals) had decided two appeals, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2008 (221) E.L.T. 331 (Kar.) = 2009 (13) S.T.R. 333 (Kar.) wherein it has been held that if there was any defect in the original authorisation given by Committee by Commissioner, a second authorisation could be filed by the appellant and the said authorisation has to be accepted for hearing the appeal by the Tribunal. 5. As regards the submission regarding filing of two appeals by the Department, he submits that the same will apply in a case where more than one person is aggrieved against the order of the original authority or the Commissioner (Appeals). In the present case, the department, duly authorised by the Committee of Commissioners has filed only one appeal. There being only one appellant, the procedure requires listing of two pa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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