Supreme Court of India

Nirlon Synthetic Fibres and Chemicals Ltd. Etc. v. The Collector of General Excise

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 614
Bench S.P. Bharucha and S.B. Majmudar JJ.
Decided 13 August 1996

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Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 : Manufacture of 'Nylon yam'-'Caprolactam' subjected to Polymerisation-Recylillg of waste to recover caprolactam-Excise duty imposed Oil recovered caprolactam treatillg the process of recyclillg as all illdepelldellt manufactwillg proces;-Held, recovered caprolactam is not liable to excise duty-Marketability of the product llOt established. The appellants were engaged in manufacturing nylon yarn using the raw material caprolactam, which was subjected to polymerisation. The appellants recycled the waste poly- caprolactam obtained at various stages of the

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