Pepsi Foods Limited vs Collector Of Central Excise on 16 June, 1994
13 The applicant have relied upon the Tribunal decision in the case of Duke and Sons Pvt. Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise reported at 1991 (55) E.L.T. 577. The learned SDR has stated that the facts in that case were distinguishable. While the facts have to be gone into in detail at the stage of the final disposal of the matter, prima facie it appears that in the case of Duke & Sons (P) Ltd. there was no evidence that the sale of concentrate and franchise fees were interlinked. In that case the agreements under which the franchise fees were paid, was entirely distinct, separate and independent from the sale of the concentrate to the buyers and there was no link between the two. In Para 8 of their decision the Tribunal have held as under :