For delayed payment, the appellants had also already paid the interest. Therefore, under these circumstances, the enhancement of penalty equal to the amount of duty by the Commissioner (Appeals) cannot be justified
control samples as long as these are kept in the factory and not cleared from there, these will not be chargeable to duty if proper account is maintained. - Section 3 of Central Excise Act, 1944. (para 6,7)
SC delivers landmark decision on Section 4A of the CEA'44 – Assessees rejoice and the department mourns