Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Central Excise, Belapur, Mumbai v. Rdc Concrete (india) P. Ltd.

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Reported as [2011] 9 S.C.R. 982
Decided 9 August 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the CEST AT E!xceeded its powers given to it under C the provisions of Section 35C(2) of the Act.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Central Excise Act, 1944 - s. 35C(2) - Application under - For rectification of mistake ·- Power of appellate tribunal - Held: Re-appreciation of ev·idence on a debatable point cannot be said to be rectification of mistake apparent on record - Mistake apparent on record must be an obvious and patent mistake - It cannot be something which can be established by a long drawn process of reasoning on points on which there may conceivably be two opinions - Decision on a debatable point of law c.9nnot be a mistake apparent from the record - On facts, the! appellate Tribunal exceeded the powers given

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