Invoking the extended period of limitation u/s 11A(1) of the ...

Duty evasion allegation vs. complex classification issue: Tribunal rejects extended limitation period invocation.

Case Laws Central Excise

August 27, 2024

Invoking the extended period of limitation u/s 11A(1) of the Central Excise Act for recovery of unpaid duty. The key points are: The department alleged suppression of facts by the appellant with intent to evade duty payment, invoking the 5-year limitation period instead of the normal 1-year period. However, the Commissioner did not provide adequate reasoning or consider the appellant's reply regarding the complex nature of classification. The Tribunal examined the Supreme Court's interpretation in Pushpam Pharmaceuticals case, which held that to invoke extended limitation, suppression of facts must be deliberate to escape duty payment. Mere difference of opinion between department and assessee on duty liability cannot be construed as willful suppression. The Tribunal found the Commissioner's order invoking extended limitation period without proper examination as unsustainable and set it aside, allowing the appeal.

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Invoking the extended period of limitation u/s 11A(1) of the ...

Duty evasion allegation vs. complex classification issue: Tribunal rejects extended limitation period invocation.

Case Laws Central Excise

August 27, 2024

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