2000 (2) TMI 144

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..... ound that serial number of invoice is written with hand observing that each invoice shall be Printed Serial Number running from April and that the condition cannot be relaxed or dispensed with being statutory requirement. 3. On the other hand, the Commissioner (Appeals) has decided the issue in favour of the party following the ratio of the decision of the Tribunal in the case of Larsen Toubro .....

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..... eme Court in the case of Indian Aluminium Company Ltd. v. Thane Municipal Corporation, reported in 1991 (55) E.L.T. 454 (S.C.) has held that non-observance of even a procedural condition is not to be condoned if likely to facilitate commission of fraud and introduce administrative inconvenience possibility of which is very high here in the instant case of the party. 6. I have carefully considere .....

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