Commnr. of Customs(Import) vs. M/S. Konkan Synthetic Fibres
C.A. No.-000951-000951 - 2004Supreme Court29 Feb 2012
Bench: The Customs Authorities, Inter Alia, Seeking Clearance Of The Same By Extending The Benefit Of The Notification No.17/01-Cus Dated 1.3.2001, As Amended By Notification No.44/01- Cus, Dated 26.04.2001. The Customs Authorities Had Refused To Accept The Request Of The Assessee & Accordingly, Had Directed The Assessee To Pay The Duty Under The Provisions Of The Customs Act, 1962 (“The Act” For Short).
Section 25(1)
…of beneficial and promotional exemption is liberal interpretation. The two go very well with each other because they relate to two different sets of circumstances.” 11.In Commissioner of Sales Tax v. Industrial Coal Enterprises, (1999) 2 SCC 607, this Court has observed: “11. In CIT v. Straw Board Mfg. Co. Ltd. this Court held that in taxing statutes, provision for concessional rate of tax should be liberally construed. So also in Bajaj Tempo Ltd. v. CIT it was held that provision granting incentive for promoting economic growth and development in taxing statutes shou…