Supreme Court of India

Assistant Collector of Central Excise and Others Etc. Etc. v. Madras Rubber Factory Ltd.

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Reported as [1989] 2 S.C.R. 817
Bench R.S. Pathak and L.M. Sharma JJ.
Decided 1 May 1989

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What the Court ordered

Accordingly, we allow the Review Petitions, and recall the judg- _. + ment and order dated 20 December, 1986 and restore the cases to ,i.; F their original number and direct that they be listed again for fresh consideration.

Judgment, page 2

From the headnote

Supreme Court Rules, 1966: Order XL-Judgment inconsistent with law on certain items-Review of-Points of substantial public importance raised-Review petitions allowed. Constitution of India, 1950: Article 137-Judgment-Review of-When permitted. The petitioners-.revenue filed petitions for review of the judgment R and order dated December 20, 1986 passed by this Court. The respon­ dent-manufacturers objected to t.he same on the ground that finality of the judgment should be maintained and not disturbed lightly. Allowing the Review petitions, this Court, HELD: Prima facie an inconsistency is

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