Supreme Court of India

Kedia Agglomerated Marbles Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise

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Reported as [2003] 1 S.C.R. 320
Bench M.B. Shah J.
Decided 14 January 2003

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the decisions of the Tribunal relied upon by the respondents cannot be of any assistance to them.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985-Tariff Heading 68.07-Claimant manufacturing floor tiles-Marketing in trade name of 'Marbella Agglomerated c Marble' and 'Marbellam Tiles '-Claim for benefit of exemption notification- Authorities allowing the claim, however Tribunal rejecting it since product marketed in the trade name and not in the name .'of 'Mosaic Tile' commercially known as such-Held: Tribunal erred in rejecting the claim since words 'Mosaic ...)... Tiles' in the exemption notification are to be understood in their popular meaning-Also the claimant produced before the authorities

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