Supreme Court of India

M/s. H.P.L. Chemicals Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Chandigarh

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 125
Bench Ashok Bhan and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 20 April 2006

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated above, these appeals are accepted and the impugned orders are set aside with consequential effects.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985: Chapter Heading No. 25.01 and 38.23 (now 38.24)-Denatured salt­ Assessee manufactured Hydrazine falling under Chapter heading No. 28.25- During the course of manufacture of the final product assessee produced a residuary byproduct i.e. 'Denatured Salt'-Assessee filed classification list claiming classification of the said product under Heading No. 25. 0 I carrying 'Nil' rate of duty-Deputy Commissioner held that the said product was correctly classifiable under Heading No. 38.23 (now 38.24) and he accordingly confirmed the demand of duty and directed the

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to

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