Liability of Central Excise Duty - principal manufacturer or ...

Territorial jurisdiction issue: Excise duty liability falls on principal manufacturer at factory in Una, Himachal Pradesh. Respondents lack authority.

April 9, 2021

Case Laws     Central Excise     HC

Liability of Central Excise Duty - principal manufacturer or job-worker - Territorial Jurisdiction - it is evidently clear that the taxable event i.e. manufacture of the goods in question had taken place in the factory premises of Tigaksha at Una in Himachal Pradesh. Thus, neither respondent No.2 nor respondent No.3 has the territorial jurisdiction to issue any notice to show cause-cum-demand for levy of central excise duty on such products. - HC

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