Asstt.Collector,Customs & Ex.,Bhilai vs M/S Nagpur Engg. Co. Ltd. & Anr on 5 March, 2009
Session. Before this appeal could be heard finally, the Tribunal
disposed of their appeal against the adjudication order vide order
dated 12.10.1992, reported as Nagpur Engg. Co. Ltd. vs.
Collector of Central Excise 1993 (63) E.L.T. 699
(Tribunal). Accordingly, even after rejecting the contention that
the product viz. CIACBP was classifiable under the sub-heading
7302.90, the Tribunal proceeded to set aside the penalty holding
that the act of the respondents in not applying for Central Excise
Licence was based on a bona fide belief. For a ready reference,
the relevant extracts of the order may be reproduced as under -