Supreme Court of India

M/s. Siv Industries Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs

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Reported as [2000] 2 S.C.R. 231
Bench D.P. Wadhwaandrumapal J.
Decided 10 March 2000
Status Distinguished

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the Tribunal was nqt right in holding that duty is to be leviable in terms of the proviso to Section 3(1) of the Central Excise Act, 1944.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Central Excise and Salt Act, 1944-Section 3( 1 )-De bonding of unit from 100% EOU Scheme-Levy of excise duty on the finished goods lying in stock, on the date of debonding and cleared for Domestic Tariff Area­ Whether under section 3( 1) or proviso to section 3(1) read with section 12 Customs Act, 1962-Held, duty is leviable under Section 3(1) of the Act. Proviso to S. 3( 1 )-De bonding of unit form 100% EOU, whether deemed to be permission to sell in India-Held, debonding and permission to sell in India are two different things having no connection with each other-No permission is required

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