COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE, KANPUR versus FLOCK (INDIA) PVT. LTD. C-7, PANKI INDUSTRIAL AREA, KANPUR

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

  1. 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