Supreme Court of India · 2003-04-02
Lajya Dyeing & Bleaching Works vs Union Of India (Uoi)
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2003 SC 227
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Lajya Dyeing & Bleaching Works
- Respondent
- Union Of India (Uoi)
- Bench
- S.N. Variava, Brijesh Kumar
Judgment text excerpt
The case concerns the liability of job workers to pay excise duty and the methodology for determining the value of processed fabric. Following the Supreme Court's ruling in Ujagar Prints v. Union of India, the issue centered on whether bank guarantees could be encashed before the Department reassessed the demands based on the prescribed legal framework. The court examined the procedural requirements for confirming demands after a judicial determination of valuation principles.