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TMI Blog2022 (2) TMI 680X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... as required to be subjected to certain tests to determine iron (Fe) and moisture content and thereafter determine the weight of dry quantity of ore by reducing the moisture percentage. 2. It is the case of the appellant that it had declared the moisture percentage @ 9% at the loading port i.e Mangalore and when the same was tested at the recipient's end i.e. the foreign buyer, they have reported the moisture content to be in excess of 0.5% than the declared percentage. For this, the appellant was required to return proportionate advance money received from the overseas buyers which was in terms with the purchase agreement and thus, it had resulted, according to the appellant, in downward revision of the assessable value of the exported goo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... D) binding himself to the fine and penalty that may be imposed in adjudication proceedings. * The test report furnished by the foreign buyer reported the moisture content in excess of 0.5%. * The purchase agreement made it mandatory for the appellant to return proportionate sum of money which resulted in downward revision of the transaction value. * The excess payment as above was Rs. 2,23,696/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Twenty Three Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety Six only) and Rs. 54,84,958/- (Rupees Fifty Four Lakhs Eighty Four Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Eight only) respectively, in each of the appeals. * Show-cause notice was issued and thereafter adjudication order passed wherein the refund claim was rejected on the ground that th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ction in terms of the FTP and hence, the PD bonds were cancelled and returned to the exporter on 04/03/2009 and 23/03/2009 itself. This was also for the reason that there was no ground for the lower authority to impose penalty and fine and hence, she would submit that the provisional assessment stood finalized. 5. Heard both sides and we have gone through the documents placed on record as well as various case-law referred to during the course of argument. 5.1. We have gone through the copies of PD/test bond as on record and only condition reads as below: "Now the conditions of the above written bond is such that: 1) If the test results shown that the FE contents is more than the allowable limit of 63.99% then the exporter shall pay to ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... since the Revenue has never alleged about unjust enrichment. From the above, it is clear that the statute mandates the passing of the final assessment since a provisional assessment will have to be taken to its logical conclusion, by passing a final assessment order after obtaining necessary information or any report or any other document that the Officer may require, as prescribed under Section 18(1) ibid.It is also for the reason that a provisional assessment is in the nature of an interim order, which is not enforceable. Otherwise, granting of time as in Section 18(4) becomes otiose.Other than this, law does not recognize any deeming fiction to treat a provisional assessment as the final one. Hence, a provisional assessment will always ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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