COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE, KANPUR versus FLOCK (INDIA) PVT. LTD. C-7, PANKI INDUSTRIAL AREA, KANPUR
Where an adjudicating authority has passed an appealable order and the party aggrieved did not exercise the statutory right of appeal, it is not open to question that order subsequently through a refund claim on ground of error; refund proceedings cannot reopen classification issues not appealed.
- Parties
- Appellant: Collector of Central Excise, Kanpur; Respondent: Flock (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Judgment Date
- 04 August 2000
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Decision on Appeal From Customs, Excise & Gold (control) Appellate Tribunal
- Outcome
- Appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Classification Under Central Excise Tariff, Appeals Under Excise Act, Jurisdiction for Refund Claims
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Parties
Collector of Central Excise, Kanpur
Appellant
Flock (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Decision on Appeal From Customs, Excise & Gold (control) Appellate Tribunal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether an assessee can question an appealable classification order through a refund claim without having filed an appeal against the classification order.
Ratio Decidendi
Where an adjudicating authority has passed an appealable order and the party aggrieved did not exercise the statutory right of appeal, it is not open to question that order subsequently through a refund claim on ground of error; refund proceedings cannot reopen classification issues not appealed.
Court Disposition
Appeal allowed
Orders
- Order of CEGAT set aside
- Respondent's refund claim rejected
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