Collector Of Central Excise vs Karna Industries on 7 January, 1992
With a uniform charge the customer is in a better position to get one year repair warranty of the same. In view of the above discussion, we are of the view that no manufacturing activity is involved and the activity is in the nature of repair. Thus the argument of Shri Arora is not tenable. The Tribunal in the case of East India Transformers & Switch Gears (P) Ltd v. Collector of Central Excise, reported in 1989 (43) ELT 561 (Tribunal) has held that the repair of transformers does not amount to 'manufacture'. Paras 12 and 13 of the said judgment which is relevant to the issue is reproduced below: "We observe that the process of repair of the transformer as set out in the Assistant Collector's order essentially consisted of replacement of the transformer oil and the H.T. leg coils and change of some minor parts. While holding the repair work done as manufacture, the Assistant Collector has merely stated that in the Circumstances it amounts to manufacture rather than repair. The Collector (Appeals) in his order has rightly observed as under:-