Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Ors. v. Garware Nylons Ltd. Etc.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 629
Bench Paripoornan J.
Decided 9 September 1996

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Central Excise and Salt Act 1944, First Schedule, Item 18 and 68-Whether 'Nylon Twine' could be considered as 'Nylon Yam' under Item 18-Held, evidence led showed nylon twine treated as nylon yam by the people conversant with the trade, hence classifiable under Item 18. The respondent assessee manufacture Nylon Yarn and Nylon Twine and were allowed to clear Nylon Twine under Item 18 of the first schedule to the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 ('Act') upto 1977. Since the assessee contended that the Nylon Twine manufactured by them was used c for the purpose of making fishing nets, they were

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