Extended period invoked cannot be more than what is specified in Act– HC

Brief of the Case In the case of Shri Dharampal Lalchand Chug Vs CCE, it was held by Bombay High Court that the period of limitation prescribed in section 11A of the Act cannot be enlarged. Once it is possible to scrutinise and verify the compliance of the terms and conditions on which the exemption has been issued in this case, then, it will not be possible to hold that a separate period is prescribed for recovery of duty in case of this nature or that the period of five years prescribed would have to be computed only when the breach or violation of the Exemption Notification has come to the ...