Supreme Court of India

Bajaj Auto Limited v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 5 S.C.R. 139
Bench L. Nageswara Rao and Sanjay Kishan Kaul JJ.
Decided 27 March 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that it is more rational to accept the aforesaid position as clarified by the Ministry of Finance in the aforesaid circulars.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Central Excise Act, 1944 – Central Excise T ariff Act, 1985 – National Calamity Contingent Duty (NCCD), Education Cess and the Secondary & Higher Education Cess – Liability of – Appellant- limited company was exempted fr om, inter alia, Central Excise Duty (CENVAT) under the second schedule of the Act, 1985 – Appellant was not paying National Calamity Contingent Duty , Education Cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess – Dispute ar ose pertaining to the liability of the appellant to pay thr ee cesses r eferred – An audit objection r eport was pr epared on account of the failur e of the

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