(1.) THIS batch of three appeals were filed by Revenue against order dated 12.11.2007 passed by learned Commissioner, Dibrugarh dropping the charges levelled by show cause notice dated 13.9.2006 against the Respondents M/s. Khushi Aromatics and M/s Kothari Products Ltd. finding that these two Respondents were not related persons in terms of Section 4(3) of Central Excise Act, 1944 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') and the proceeding was time barred without the extended period being invokable in absence of essential ingredients of proviso to Section 11A of the said Act. He also dropped the charges made by the Show Cause Notice against the Respondent M/s Kothari Products Ltd. and Sri Mitesh Kothari. A common order of adjudication was passed by the learned Adjudicating Authority to deal with the following allegations against the Respondents:
(2.) HEARING the Respondents and Considering their reply as well as submissions, learned Adjudicating Authority framed following issues in para B at page 26 and 27 of order of adjudication which read as under:
(3.) THE issues framed as above were decided in the adjudication in the following manner: