Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi v. Insulation Electrical (p) Ltd

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Reported as [2008] 5 S.C.R. 625
Bench Ashok Bhan J.
Decided 27 March 2008

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated above, we do not find any merit in the appeal filed by the revenue and dismiss the same with no order as to costs.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985: Chapter Heading 8708.00 - Parts and accessories of motor vehicles - 'Rail Assembly Front Seat (omni)' Adjuster/ Assembly Slider Seat' 'YE-2 Rear Back Lock Assembly', '1000cc Rear Back Lock Assembly' manufactured by assessee - HELD: Can at best be termed as accessories to motor vehicle classifiable under Chapter Heading 8708.00 - · The products are not essential parts of seat and, therefore, not classifiable under Chapter Heading 9401 - 'part' is an essential component of the whole without which the whole cannot function. Words and Phrases: Expressions 'part'

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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