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TMI Blog2017 (7) TMI 747X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ent, the matter i.e. the DRI officers having the proper jurisdiction to issue the SCN or not had came up before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the case of Mangali Impex vs. Union of India [2016 (5) TMI 225 - DELHI HIGH COURT], and the High Court inter alia, held that even the new inserted section 28 (11) does not empower either the officers of DRI or the DGCEI to issue the SCN for the period prior to 8.4.11. The impugned order set aside and matter remanded to the original adjudicating authority to first decide the issue of jurisdiction after the availability of Hon’ble Supreme Court decision in the case of Mangli Impex and then on merits of the case but by providing an opportunity to the assessee of being heard - appeal allowed by way o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... r officers in terms of section 2(34) of the Customs Act, 1962. 6. It is also seen that after the declaration of law by the Hon ble Supreme Court (Supra), the provisions of section 28 of the Customs Act, 1962 were amended with effect from 08.04.2011 vide Finance Act, 2011. 7. It is also noticed that in order to overcome the situation created by the judgment of Hon ble Supreme Court in the case of Sayed Ali (supra), Notification No. 44/2011-Cus (NT), dated July 6, 2011 was issued by the CBEC, assigning the functions of the proper officer to various officers (including Additional Director General, DRI) mentioned in the notification, for the purposes of Section 28 of the Act. Thus, w.e.f. July 6, 2011, the Additional Director General, DRI ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... finally the matter reached to Hon ble Supreme Court who on 07.10.2016 granted the stay of operation of the judgment passed by the High Court of Delhi. Thus the issue is subjudice before the Hon ble Supreme Court [2016-TIOL-173-SC-CUS/2016 (339) ELT A 49 (SC)]. 12. It may be mentioned that recently, the Hon ble High Court of Delhi in the case of BSNL Vs. UOI vide writ petition no. C/4438/2017 and CM No. 19387/2017 has dealt with the the identical issue where the notice was also issued by DRI. The Hon ble High Court of Delhi has considered the judgment in the case of Mangli Impex Vs. UOI which is stayed by the Hon ble Supreme Court reported as 2016 (339) ELT A 49 (SC). Finally the Hon ble High Court has granted liberty to the petitioner b ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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