Supreme Court of India

Jain Engineering Co. v. Collector of Customs, Bombay

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Reported as [1988] 1 S.C.R. 220
Bench Ranganath Misra and Murari Mohon Dutt JJ.
Decided 18 September 1987

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid, we set aside the order of the Appellate A Tribunal and of the Customs authorities and send the case back to the Collector of Customs with a direction to decide, after giving an opportunity to the appellant, whether the bushes imported by the appellant are parts of the internal combustion piston engines, as mentioned under Heading No. 84.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

c Customs Tariff Act, 1975: First Schedule, Headings Nos. 84.06 and 84.63-Rod bushes and camshaft bushes-Exemption from customs duty-Effect of Notification No. 281/Cus/76 dated 2.8.1976-­ Parts of internal combustion piston engines-Whether included. Heading No. 84.06 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 prescribed 100% duty on internal combustion piston engines, while Heading No. 84.63 laid down 60% duty on transmission shafts, cranks, bearing hous­ ings, plan shaft bearing etc. The Notification No. 281-Cns/76 dated 2nd August, 1976 as amended from time to time exempted the articles specified in

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