- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4693-DB CEA No. 100004 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CENTRAL EXCISE APPEAL NO. 100004 OF 2022 BETWEEN: COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE CUSTOMS AND SERVICE TAX, BELAGAVI, NO.71, CLUB ROAD, CENTRAL EXCISE BUILDING, BELAGAVI-590001. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. GIRISH S. HULMANI, ADVOCATE) AND: DODDANNAVAR AND BROTHERS (EOU DIVISION), HIREMAGI RAMATAL, POST. AMINGAD, TQ. HUNGUND, DIST. BAGALKOT-587112. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHASHANK HEGDE AND SRI. ASHOK A. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATES) THIS CENTRAL EXCISE APPEAL IS FILED U/SEC.35G OF THE CENTRAL EXCISE ACT, 1944, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE HON’BLE CUSTOMS, EXCISE AND SERVICE TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, SOUTH ZONE BENCH, BENGALURU IN SERVICE TAX APPEAL NO.944/2009, IN FINAL ORDER NO. 20082/2022 DATED 03.03.2022 (VIDE ANNEXURE-D) & ETC., THIS CENTRAL EXCISE APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4693-DB CEA No. 100004 of 2022 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Learned counsel Sri. Girish S. Hulmani appearing for the appellant files a memo dated 11.03.2025 seeking leave to withdraw the appeal. The memo reads as under: In view of Circular issued by the Deputy Secretary (Judicial Cell), Department of Revenue, Government of India, dated 6.8.2024 regarding reduction of Government Litigation-Raising of monetary limits for filing appeal by the appellant department wherein the monetary limits for filing appeal before the Hon’ble High Court has been enhanced to Rs.2 Crore (Two Crores) and the same is applicable to the pending cases as well. It is further submitted that this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to take this memo on record and the top noted appeal may kindly be dismissed as withdrawn, in the interest of justice and equity. The memo is placed on record. In terms of memo, since the monetary limit of the appeal is within ₹2 Crores, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE JTR CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 23