Supreme Court of India

M/s. Alpine Industries v. Collector of Central Excise, New Delhi.

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Reported as [2003] 1 S.C.R. 313
Bench M.B. Shah and D.M. Dharmadhikari JJ.
Decided 14 January 2003
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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid, we are unable to agree with the minority view.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

v Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944; Section 35 L(b)/Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985; Headings 30.03 and 33.04: Classification of product- Principles-Held, Terms and expressions used in tariff generally understood c by its popular meaning by its user and not by its scientific/technical meaning-- Use of the product by a particular group of personnel would not be determinative of nature of the product- Commercial parlance theory applies ~ for determination of nature of product. Classification of product 'Lip Salve '-Medicament or preparation for skin care under the Heading 30.03 or 33.04-Held,

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 distinguished

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