M/S Grasim Industries Limited vs Cce, Indore on 17 July, 2015
After hearing both sides and considering their submissions, we note that a similar question was considered by this Tribunal for a post - 1-7-2000 period in the case of Grasim Industries v. CCE, Indore - 2004 (164) E.L.T. 257 (Tri. Del.). In that case, the excisable commodity was liquid chlorine which was sold by the assessee in tonners supplied by buyers. The buyers were not related to the assessee, nor had the Revenue a case that the price was not the sole consideration for the sale. On these facts, no amount attributable to the value of the tonners was held to be includible in the assessable value of the excisable goods. We have not found any factual difference in the present case. The buyers were not alleged be affected by any extra-commercial consideration. Hence the value of the cylinders owned by the buyers was not includible in the assessable value of liquid Sulphur di-oxide.