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The Customs Tariff Act, 1975
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Somaiya Organics (India) Ltd. & Anr vs State Of Uttar Pradesh & Anr on 17 April, 2001
39. The contention of Revenue is that debit of BCD to the scrip under the said
notifications is an alternate method of payment and not an exemption, per se,
so as to justify the computation of SWS on notional BCD. We find that such
contention of Revenue is not in consonance with the method of calculation of
SWS provided in Sec 110(3) of the Finance Act 2018. The Hon'ble Apex Court in
Somaiya Organics (supra), has held categorically that the expression 'collection'
in the context of tax laws would mean physical realization of tax, whereas, in
the instant case, the Commissioner (Appeals) has himself accepted in the
Impugned Order that no money representing BCD goes to the exchequer under
the said notifications. Meaning, thereby, that the context of physical realization
of tax is clearly not met and the debit of BCD to the scrip is at best a notional
collection of tax, when the said notifications are read in entirety. Had the debit
to scrip been equivalent to cash payment or any other admissible mode of
payment, there was no need to grant any exemption as duty levied would have
been discharged in full using such scrips. The statutory provision is quite clear
that power to exempt any duty of Customs is within section 25 only and thus,
once BCD is exempted in terms of notification issued under Sec 25, it would
tantamount to exemption from duty and no other interpretation is possible.
Section 12 in The Customs Act, 1962 [Entire Act]
Commissioner Of Customs ... vs M/S Kedia Overseas Ltd on 22 December, 2014
In the case of Kedia Overseas Ltd (supra), the
Hon'ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh was considering similar exemption under
Sec 25(1) of the Act, where exemption was provided from whole of the
Customs duty leviable including additional duty subject to the condition, inter
alia, that the importer has been issued a Duty Entitlement Pass Book (DEPB) by
the Licensing Authority in terms of the FTP. The Hon'ble High Court observed
that the intention of the Government is to exempt the whole of BCD/ACD/SAD.
It is, therefore, not possible to read any further restriction as to levy of EC in
respect of duty free imports under DEPB scheme. Further, the Hon'ble High
Court has also taken notice that under similar facts and circumstances, the
ruling of this Tribunal in Ruchi Health Foods Ltd (Chennai Bench) and Reliance
Industries Ltd (Mumbai Bench) have become final as the Revenue has not
challenged the same in further Appeal. Accordingly, the Hon'ble High Court
dismissed the Appeal of Revenue.
The Commissioner Of Customs (Export) vs Reliance Industries Limited on 25 September, 2023
42. The aforementioned view of the Hon'ble Gujarat High Court has been
followed by the Hon'ble Bombay High Court in CC (Export) vs Reliance
Industries Ltd (supra).
Associated Cement Companies Ltd vs State Of Bihar & Ors on 29 September, 2004
(g) The Appellant in the instant Appeals, is not seeking an exemption from
the payment of SWS. Instead, the leviability of SWS is itself being
challenged. In this regard, the Appellant would like to state that
exemption presupposes a liability, and it can only operate when there is a
valid levy/liability. Reliance in this regard is being placed on the judgment
of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Associated Cement
Companies Ltd vs State of Bihar [2004 (7) SCC 642] and in the case of
Peekay Re-Rolling Mills Pvt Ltd vs Assistant Commissioner [2009 (13)
STR 305].