SC allows withdrawal of Appeal for mere Excise Component under SVLDR Scheme, 2019

Sterlite Optical Technologies Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise (Supreme Court) The issue under consideration is whether petitioner’s request to withdraw appeal in respect of the excise component under Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) (SVLDR) Scheme, 2019 can be accepted by the court? In the present case, the appellant seeks to withdraw only that part of the dispute in the above appeal which relates to the excise component, but retaining the appeal insofar as the customs component is concerned. However, the Ld. Standing counsel for the Union of India opposed t...