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Commissioner Of Central Excise,Bolpur vs M/S.Ratan Melting & Wire Industries on 14 October, 2008
19. In that view of the matter, when the law on the question at issue before
the Tribunal had already been declared by this Court, the Tribunal should
not have based its decisions on the clarification issued by the Board,
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which otherwise stood rescinded, on the specious ground that the said
clarification issued by the Board was binding on the Deputy
Commissioner as also on the Commissioner (Appeals). It is well settled
proposition of law that Circulars and instructions issued by the Central
Board of Excise and Customs are no doubt binding in law on the
authorities under the respective Statutes but when this Court or the High
Court declares the law on the question arising for consideration, it would
not be appropriate for the Courts or the Tribunal, as the case may be, to
direct that the Board's Circular should be given effect to and not the view
expressed in a decision of this Court or a High Court. [(See: Ratan
Melting & Wire Industries (supra)].
Union Of India & Anr vs Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. Ltd. & Anr on 6 May, 1997
Referring to earlier decisions of this Court, including Delhi Cloth &
6 (1965) 1 S.C.R. 900 : AIR 1965 SC 1310
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General Mills Co. Ltd (supra) and M/s J.K. Cotton Spinning & Weaving
Mills Co. Ltd. (supra) the Court observed thus:
Collector Of Central Excise, Vadodra vs M/S. Dhiren Chemical Industries on 12 December, 2001
5. Being dissatisfied with the order passed by the Commissioner (Appeals),
the assessee carried the matter in further appeal to the Tribunal. The
Tribunal, placing reliance on the clarification issued by the Ministry of
Finance vide letter No. B-36/11/77-TRU dated 10th/16th January, 1978,
wherein it was clarified that so long as the use of power is limited to
drawing water into a cooling tank through which condensation coils pass,
manufacture of Rosin cannot be said to be with the aid of power, for the
purpose of Notification No. 179/77-CE dated 18th June, 1977, came to
the conclusion that the said clarification was binding on the revenue,
including the Commissioner (Appeals), the same being a Circular
beneficial to the assessee. Drawing support from the decision of this
Court in Collector of Central Excise, Vadodara Vs. Dhiren Chemical
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Industries1, the Tribunal came to the conclusion that in light of the said
clarification the decision of this Court in Collector of Central Excise,
Jaipur Vs. Rajasthan State Chemical Works, Deedwana, Rajasthan2
cannot be relied upon by the revenue. Accordingly, the appeal preferred
by the assessee was allowed by the Tribunal.
The Customs Tariff Act, 1975
M/S. J. K. Cotton Spinning & Weaving ... vs Sales Tax Officer, Kanpur And Another on 28 October, 1964
Referring to earlier decisions of this Court, including Delhi Cloth &
6 (1965) 1 S.C.R. 900 : AIR 1965 SC 1310
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General Mills Co. Ltd (supra) and M/s J.K. Cotton Spinning & Weaving
Mills Co. Ltd. (supra) the Court observed thus:
Collector Of Central Excise, Jaipur ... vs Rajasthan State Chemical Works ... on 17 September, 1991
In the said application it was pointed out
that apart from the fact that the decision of this Court in Rajasthan State
Chemical Works (supra) was applicable on the facts of this case, the
aforenoted Circular relied upon by it had already been rescinded vide
Circular No. 38/38/94-CX dated 27th May, 1994.
M/S Impression Prints vs Commissioner Of Central Excise, ... on 24 August, 2005
16. A similar question came up for consideration of this Court in Impression
Prints (supra), again strongly relied upon by learned counsel for the
revenue. In that case the assessee was manufacturing printed bed sheets,
bed covers and pillow covers, and for that purpose the colour was mixed
with the help of colour mixing machine, which was operated with the aid
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of power. The question arose whether the said goods were manufactured
with the aid of power. While holding that the activity of printing and
colouring being integrally connected to the manufacture of printed bed
sheets, bed covers etc., the manufacture of these goods was with the aid
of power, the Court culled out the following parameters from the earlier
pronouncements, which could be applied for determining the question
whether a particular process carried on in respect of the final product
amounts to manufacture of that product: (i) the term "manufacture" in
Section 2(f) of the Act includes any process incidental or ancillary to the
completion of a manufactured product; (ii) if power is used for any of the
numerous processes that are required to turn the raw material into the
finished articles then the "manufacture" will be with the use of power;
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