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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 Section 81

Insertion of New Section 33a

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Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 Section 81 is part of Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 - Insertion of New Section 33a. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

After section 33 of the Central Excise Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:--

"33A. Adjudication procedure:

(1) The Adjudicating authority shall, in any proceeding under this Chapter or any other provision of this Act, give an opportunity of being heard to a party in a proceeding, if the party so desires.

(2) The Adjudicating authority may, if sufficient cause is shown, at any stage of proceeding referred to in sub-section (1), grant time, from time to time, to the parties or any of them and adjourn the hearing for reasons to be recorded in writing:

Provided that no such adjournment shall be granted more than three times to a party during the proceeding.".

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What does Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 Section 81 provide?

Section Section 81 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 (Insertion of New Section 33a) is reproduced on this page as part of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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