Supreme Court of India

Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs and Another v. M/s Reliance Industries Ltd.

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Bench Krishna Murari and Bela M. Trivedi JJ.
Decided 4 July 2023

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What the Court ordered

In the result both the appeals filed by the Revenue are dismissed on the ground that the demands are time barred.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Central Excise Act, 1944: s. 11A – Demand for differential duty of excise – Invocation of extended period of limitation – Allegation that the assessee incorrectly determined the assessable value of its finished goods by not including the monetary value of the duty benefits that it had obtained from its customers as a result of the transfer of the advance licenses – Demand of differential duty during the material period by the Department invoking the extended period of limitation available u/s. 11A(1) proviso – Demand raised beyond the normal limitation period of one year – Allegation that the assessee suppressed the relevant facts and made wilful misstatements withholding material information and documents from the department…

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