Supreme Court of India

Collector of Central Excise, Patna v. M/s. Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.

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Reported as [2004] 2 S.C.R. 712
Bench S. Rajendra Babu, Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and G.P. Mathur JJ.
Decided 26 February 2004

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above decision of the Tribunal following this Court'.s opinion in Indian Aluminium Company Limited (supra), H we disagree with the appellant's that zinc dross, flux skimming and zinc C.C.E. v.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Central Excise Act, 1944-Sections 2(d) & 3-Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985-Zinc dross and Flux skimming arising out of galvanisation of steel sheets-Levy of excise duty by Revenue treating them as excisable goods­ Correctness of-Held, Zinc dross and flux skimming are refuse and are not marketable commodities and hence not liable to excise duty. Respondent-assessees are engaged in the manufacture of steel sheets and galvanisation of steel sheets. During the process of galvanisation, two products-zinc dross and flux skimming - come into existence. The Revenue found that the two products were

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