2016 (8) TMI 1438

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..... itution being unreasonable, irrational, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of Constitution. Gujarat High Court has struck down the aforesaid Rule in INDSUR GLOBAL LTD. VERSUS UNION OF INDIA 2 [ 2014 (12) TMI 585 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT] - Madras High Court has done so in M/S. MALLADI DRUGS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA, THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE [ 2015 (5) TMI 603 - .....

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..... by Sri Krishna Agrawal, appearing for respondents. 2. By means of this writ petition, though petitioner has challenged validity of Rule 25 of Central Excise Rules, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as Rules, 2002 ) besides Rule 8(3A) of Rules 2002 but Sri Abhibav Prasad, learned counsel appearing for petitioner, at the outset stated that petitioner is pressing this writ petition only in res .....

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..... L.T. 256. 4. Learned Additional Solicitor General also stated that in the aforesaid matters, appeals are pending before Apex Court in which notices have been issued but no interim orders have been passed. He also could not advance any submission so as to persuade us to take a different view. 5. Relying on the aforesaid judgments and for the reasons given therein and on the ground .....

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