"It is admitted fact that duty free raw material was
imported by appellant in terms of Customs
Notification above. Had the raw material not been
imported, the appellant would have been at par with
domestic players. Peculiarly appellant availed
customs duty exemption at the cost of exchequer.
Scrap was inbuilt in the duty free material imported.
Ignorance of Customs duty forgone on the scrap
aspect would place domestic players in
disadvantageous position and shall run counter to
the principle laid down in Hyderabad Asbestos
Cement Products - 2000 (115) ELT 20 (SC).
Therefore, as a course of equality before law, we
direct the appellant to make deposit Rs.40 lakhs
within four weeks from today and make compliance
on 26-02-2014. We may add that an interim order
has no precedential value and we are guided by the
ratio laid down by Apex Court in the case of Empire
Industries - 1985 (20) ELT 179 (SC), Dunlop India
Ltd. - 1985 (19) ELT 22 (SC), Benara Valves Ltd.
2006 (204) ELT 513 (SC) and Vijay Prakash D.
Mehta - 1989 (39) ELT 178 (SC)."
"It is admitted fact that duty free raw material
was imported by appellant in terms of Customs
Notification above. Had the raw material not been
imported, the appellant would have been at par with
domestic players. Peculiarly appellant availed
customs duty exemption at the cost of exchequer.
Scrap was inbuilt in the duty free material imported.
Ignorance of Customs duty forgone on the scrap
aspect would place domestic players in
disadvantageous position and shall run counter to
the principle laid down in Hyderabad Asbestos
Cement Products - 2000 (115) ELT 20 (SC).
Therefore, as a course of equality before law, we
direct the appellant to make deposit Rs.40 lakhs
within four weeks from today and make compliance
on 26-02-2014. We may add that an interim order
has no precedential value and we are guided by the
ratio laid down by Apex Court in the case of Empire
Industries - 1985 (20) ELT 179 (SC), Dunlop India
Ltd. - 1985 (19) ELT 22 (SC), Benara Valves Ltd.
"It is admitted fact that duty free raw material was
imported by appellant in terms of Customs
Notification above. Had the raw material not been
imported, the appellant would have been at par with
domestic players. Peculiarly appellant availed
customs duty exemption at the cost of exchequer.
Scrap was inbuilt in the duty free material imported.
Ignorance of Customs duty forgone on the scrap
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aspect would place domestic players in
disadvantageous position and shall run counter to
the principle laid down in Hyderabad Asbestos
Cement Products - 2000 (115) ELT 20 (SC).
Therefore, as a course of equality before law, we
direct the appellant to make deposit Rs.40 lakhs
within four weeks from today and make compliance
on 26-02-2014. We may add that an interim order
has no precedential value and we are guided by the
ratio laid down by Apex Court in the case of Empire
Industries - 1985 (20) ELT 179 (SC), Dunlop India
Ltd. - 1985 (19) ELT 22 (SC), Benara Valves Ltd.
2006 (204) ELT 513 (SC) and Vijay Prakash D.
Mehta - 1989 (39) ELT 178 (SC)."
2.8. Revenue relied on the HSN classification in respect of tariff heading 85.17 to support its case stating that the goods manufactured by the respondent falls therein without granting any exemption to the goods imported. Ld. D.R supported the order of adjudicating authority going through the decision of the Chief Commissioners Conference as has been recorded in para-21 of the adjudication order. He further relied on the decision of Bangalore Bench of the Tribunal in the case of VuppalamrithaMagnetic Components Ltd. Vs CCE& ST Hyderabad as reported in 2013-TIOL-1011-CESTAT-BANG to submit that although it is a stay order but it still holds field in favour of the Revenue. He also relied on the decision of Chennai Bench of the Tribunal in the case of ACD Communication Pvt. Ltd. reported in 2011-TIOL-236-CESTAT-MAD = 2011 (263) ELT 744 (Tri.-Chennai) to submit that the grant of Exemption Notification No.21/2005-Cus. dt. 1.3.2005 is not available against the basic plea of manufacturing mobile handsets or cellular phones by respondent which is not its case.