Itc Limited vs Commissioner (Appeals), Cus. And C. Ex. on 10 December, 2003
It is well settled that while deciding the waiver application, the authority concerned has to record a finding as to whether a prima facie case is made out or not and whether the deposit would entail undue financial hardship. It is also well settled that the phrase 'prima facie case' would include even an arguable case, I am unable to understand as to why and what circumstances did the Tribunal direct the deposit of 10% of the amount after having recorded that a prima facie case was made out and the deposit would cause financial hardship to the revisionist. I have no hesitation in holding that the order dated 28.10.2020 is wholly arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the law laid down in catena of judgements in the case of ITC vs. Commissioner Appeals (MANU/UP/0515/2003:2005 (184) E.L.T. 347), followed in Honda Siel Cars vs. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Lucknow [2010 UFTC 1152] and KribhcoShyam Fertilizers Ltd. vs. CST (2009 UPTC 626) as well as the decision in Pennar Industries Limited v. State of Andhra Pradesh (MANU/SC/0160/2009 :2009 Vol. (39) NTN Page 126).