Supreme Court of India

Union of India v. The Century Mfg. Co. Ltd.

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Bench Rangnathan J.
Decided 14 May 1992

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons discussed above, we are of opinion that the tariff values of sulphuric acid and chlorine were validly fixed under the impugned notifications.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

In exercise of its power conferred under section 3(2) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, the Central Government issued notifications dated 28.11.1970 and 26.7.1971 fixing the tariff value on the basis of which excise duty was to be levied on sulphuric acid and liquid chlorine respectively. The Respondent-assessee challenged the fixation of the tariff values for the abovesaid two items, by filling Writ petitions before the High Court.…

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