Supreme Court of India

M/s Sterlite Industries (india) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Customs, Chennai

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Reported as [2007] 4 S.C.R. 84
Bench S.H. Kapadia and B. Sudershan Reddy JJ.
Decided 19 March 2007

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Customs Tariff Act, 1975: Sub-headings 9022. 19 and 9027. 00- "Fully automated sequential X- ray spectrometer"-'- /assffication-Held, Tribunal has not examined the functional aspects of the apparatus-Matter remitted to Tribunal to decide the same de-novo after examining the catalogue annexed in the records­ Notijication No. 46196-Cus dated 23. 7.1996. Appellant-assessee imported "Fully Automated Sequential X-ray Spectrometer" and filed its "Bill of Entry" for home consumption. It claimed benefit of partial exemption Notification No. 46/96-Cus dated 23. 7.1996 and, assessing the equipment

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