Central Excise Act, 1944
11C. POWER NOT TO RECOVER DUTY OF EXCISE NOT LEVIED OR
SHORT-LEVIED AS A RESULT OF GENERAL PRACTICE.
[ 73 (1) 73 ] Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Act, if the Central Government is satisfied –
(a) that a practice was, or is,
generally prevalent regarding levy of duty of excise (including non-levy
thereof) on any excisable goods; and
(b) that such goods were, or are,
liable –
( i ) to duty of
excise, in cases where according to the said practice the duty was not, or is
not being, levied, or
(ii) to a higher amount of duty of excise than
what was, or is being, levied, according to the said practice, Then, the
Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette 74 direct that
the whole of the duty of excise payable on such goods, or as the case may be,
the duty of excise in excess of that payable on such goods, but for the said
practice, shall not be required to be paid in respect of the goods on which the
duty of excise was not, or is not being, levied, or was, or is being,
short-levied, in accordance with the said practice. 72 ]
[ 75 (2) Where any notification under sub-section
(1) in respect of any goods has been issued, the whole of the duty of excise
paid on such goods or, as the case may be, the duty of excise paid in excess of
that payable on such goods, which would not have been paid if the said
notification had been in force, shall be dealt with in accordance with the
provisions of sub-section (2) of section 11B :
Provided that the person claiming the refund of such
duty or, as the case may be, excess duty, makes an application in this behalf
to the [ 76 Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise 76 ], in the form referred
to in sub-section (1) of section 11B, before the expiry of six months from the
date of issue of the said notification. 75 ]