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14. In the case of Ricoh India Limited v. Commissioner, 2012 SCC OnLine Del 2579, the Delhi High Court has observed as under:

"computer systems and peripherals, Electronic diaries"

16. The question, therefore, which is raised and has to be answered, is whether the multi functional machines or printers are computer peripherals or not? The term "peripheral" has not been defined in theVAT Actand, therefore, has to be given its natural and common sense meaning. A computer mainly consists of Central Processing Unit, which cannot operate and function without peripherals like monitor, keyboard, printer etc. Some of the peripherals may be mounted or housed in the computer cabinet itself like Hard Disc, CD ROM, Mic etc. Sometime peripherals can be separate and have to be attached to the Central Processing Unit. The term "peripheral" has been defined in Oxford Dictionary to mean as under:-

15. In the case of M/s Kores (India) Limited Vs. Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai reported in 2010(14)SCC 430, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has observed as under:

"16. The Multi Function Device comprising of computer printer, fax machine, photocopier and scanner - all-in-one, with the fast technology development, is an office equipment, which combines the foresaid three or four devices and functions in one unit, and is largely used while attached with computer, though it may be used in some respects, as stand alone equipment, or even with or without being attached to the computer, like fax machine, as a part of it. The scanner, which produces digital image of the documents canned can be used only with the aid of computers, if the scanned image has to be transmitted to any other destination, though such transmission can be made possible through mobile phone also, as contended by the learned counsels for the Revenue. With the technology fast developing, it is now possible to do so and use Multi Functional Device with remote sensors in the computer system or Wi-fi. Therefore, actual and physical connection with the computer may not be even necessary. The major user of the Multi Functional Devices, the taxability of which is in question before this Court, is as a computer printer and one study in this regard produced by the learned counsels for the Assessees by the World Book Encyclopedia, indicates that typical page consumption analysis discloses that of the total output, 67% is printed, 30% is copied and 3% is faxed. The Assessees before this Court also contended that the dominant use of Multi Functional Device in question is computer printer only, with which the documents in the computer system is printed with the help of the said equipment or machine......