Supreme Court of India

M/s. Servo-med Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai.

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Reported as [2015] 6 S.C.R. 690
Bench A.K. Sikri and R. F. Nariman JJ.
Decided 7 May 2015
Status Distinguished

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Central Excise Act, 1944 - s. 2(f) - Excise duty - Payment of - Assessee engaged in purchase of syringes and needles in bulk from open market and thereafter sterilizing them and putting one syringe and needle in an unassembled form in a pouch and selling them - Syringe and needle capable of use once and thereafter were disposable - Pouches bore brand name belonged to assessee - Excise duty previously imposed on the manufacturer of syringes and needles - Levy of excise duty again on assessee as a result of sterilization - Held: Disposable syringe and needle which are used for medical purposes

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 distinguished

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