The final judgment of the Cegat was earlier slated to be delivered on Monday. The tobacco-major is believed to be weighing options of either going in for the new Kar Vivad Samadhan scheme or approaching a higher judicial authority, in case the judgment goes against the company.

The Samadhan scheme will be operational between September and December in which the amount payable will be 50% of the arrears. The case dates back to 1987, when customs had issued show-cause notices to ITC for alleged excise evasion. The charge entailed collusion between the company and retailers in selling cigarettes at a price higher than that printed on the package which was the basis of levying duty during the period.