Remission of duty eligible on finished goods destroyed in fire incident

Bajaj Herbals Private Ltd Vs C.C.E. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) CESTAT find that there is no dispute that a fire has taken place in the factory of the appellant due to short circuit and the finished goods was destroyed along with other material like packing materials and consumables. It is observed that immediately when the fire took place the management of the appellant company has intimated to the concerned local authorities i.e. Police, fire brigade, excise department, insurance company etc., and these agencies have started their respective procedure immediately. Thereafter, the jurisdictional super...