Chapter - 18

PART III

Recovery of Dues
1. Recovery of dues

1.1 In the event the Government dues are not paid the law provides for recovery thereof. For the recovery of dues the provisions of Section 142 of the Customs Act, 1962 have been made applicable to like matters in Central Excise by Notification No. 68/63-Central Excise dated 4.5.1963 issued under Section 12 of the Central Excise Act, 1944.

1.2 If the stay application is filed by the assessee against the Order-in-Original confirming the duty demand, no coercive action should be taken to realise the dues till the disposal of the stay application by the Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeal). However, the Commissioner (Appeal) must dispose of the stay application within one month of its filing.

1.3 A period of 3 months from the date of communication of the order-in-original/ order-in appeal should be normally be provided for (one month for filing appeal and stay application and two more months for obtaining orders on the stay application), before taking coercive measures to recover the dues. However, iIf a stay application of an assessee is rejected by an appellate authority even before the lapse of the time limit of three months, recovery proceedings should be initiated immediately thereafter.

1.4 In respect of cases decided by Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals), Tribunal, Government of India or High Court, the assessee should be given a maximum period of one month from the date of communication of the Order to pay up the dues before resorting to any coercive action. In case of decision of Supreme Court of India, the assessee should pay the Government dues, if any, forthwith or else the recovery proceedings, shall be initiated within 15 days of the communication of the order.

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