Supreme Court of India
M/s. Alpine Industries v. Collector of Central Excise, New Delhi.
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What the Court ordered
For the reasons aforesaid, we are unable to agree with the minority view.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
v Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944; Section 35 L(b)/Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985; Headings 30.03 and 33.04: Classification of product- Principles-Held, Terms and expressions used in tariff generally understood c by its popular meaning by its user and not by its scientific/technical meaning-- Use of the product by a particular group of personnel would not be determinative of nature of the product- Commercial parlance theory applies ~ for determination of nature of product.
Where later benches applied it
- 2023 Commisssioner of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax, Hyderabad v. Ashwani Homeo Pharmacy
- 2026 Commissioner of Customs (import) v. M/s Welkin Foods
- 2024 Commissioner of Central Excise v. M/s. Madhan Agro Industries (i) Pvt. Ltd.
- 2018 Commissioner of Central Excise Etc. v. M/s.aishwarya Industries through its Managing Director Etc.
- 2018 Commissioner of Central Excise v. Madhan Agro Industries (i) Pvt. Ltd.
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 distinguished · 3 mentioned
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