Dharampal Satyapal And Ors. vs Cce on 1 October, 1999
Shri Vivek Kohli, Advocate appearing for M/s. Gopal Industries and others, submitted that on all the four issues of classification, marketability, input duty relief and the limitation, the appellants had been able to put-up their defence. In particular, he submitted that mere was no suppression and the Department had the knowledge of the activities of the appellant. They had a bona fide belief that the manufactured kimam was not a manufactured commodity. He pleaded that non-following of Chapter X Procedure was not material. He relied upon the Tribunal's decision in the case of Hiranyakeshi Sahakari Sakkare Karkhane Niyamit v. CCE, Belgaum 1989 (21) ECR 280 (CEGAT-SB-D) in support of his contention that substantive benefits admissible under law cannot be denied for not following the procedure.