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BHARGAV D. KARIA, NIRAL R. MEHTA
Narendra C Solanki – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner Of Central Gst And Service Tax Vadodara II – Respondent
ORDER :
Bhargav D. Karia, J.
1. Heard learned advocate Mr.Dhaval Shah for the appellants/applicants.
2. These Tax Appeals are filed under Section 35 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (for short ‘the Act’) arising out of the order dated 23.01.2023 passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, West Zonal Bench, Ahmedabad (for short ‘the CESTAT’) in Excise Appeal No.1651 of 2010, 1652 of 2010 and 1654 of 2010.
3. The appellants have proposed the following common substantial questions of law arising from the impugned order of the CESTAT :
(B) Whether the Appellate Tribunal erred in law in upholding the Order In Original and confirming the penalty under Rule 26 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, without specifying which particular clause of Rule 26 had been allegedly contravened by the Appellant?
(C) Whether the penalty under Rule 26 can be imposed without there being any proposal and order for the confiscation of the goods in question?
(D) Whether the Appellate Tribunal is justified in relying upon the statement
Senior management can be held liable for penalties under Rule 26 of the Central Excise Rules for knowledge and complicity in clandestine activities, even without direct involvement in daily operation....
Voluntary admissions and corroborative evidence are sufficient for imposing penalties under Central Excise Rules, even in the absence of retraction.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the imposition of penalties under the Customs Act, 1962 and the liability of an overseas entity for participating in a conspiracy to evade customs ....
A company must be arraigned as an accused before its officers can be held vicariously liable under section 10 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
The tribunal ruled that mere reliance on circumstantial evidence and third-party statements without tangible proof does not establish clandestine removal of goods under the Central Excise Act.
The judgment emphasizes the need for substantial evidence and the burden of proof in cases of alleged clandestine removal, highlighting the requirement to prove facts with a degree of probability.
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