Insurance claim have no bearing on claim for remission of duty

Crucial fact admitted by both the sides in this case is that the goods in question was destroyed due to fire within the licensed premises /factory premises and the appellant had duly informed the Central Excise officers and the loss was duly evaluated. Under the circumstances, there was no question of demanding any duty.

The position in law is very clearly stated in Rule 49 of Central Exc

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