CENTURY NF CASTINGS Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS Petition seeks quashing of letter dated 22 -3 -2011 Annexure P -6 issued by Commissioner of Central Excise, Faridabad declining opportunity for cross -examination of the witnesses sought by the petitioner.

(2.) CASE of the petitioner is that a show cause notice dated 8 -2 -2010 has been issued to it proposing to demand excise duty and deny cenvat credit on the ground that it claimed cenvat credit without inputs being received in the factory and on account of shortage of zinc being found. The petitioner applied for cross -examination of the witnesses of the department to the Commissioner of Central Excise through letter annexed to the petition which has been disallowed.

(3.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner applied for cross -examination of witnesses which was arbitrarily denied which has resulted in prejudice to the petitioner.