TATA IRON & STEEL CO. LTD. vs. COMMNR. OF CENTRAL EXCISE & CUSTOMS
The appeal stands disposed of accordingly
C.A. No.-000096-000096 - 1998Supreme Court16 Feb 2000
Bench: Us, Has Imported Certain Equipments & Drawings & Engineering Documents From Siderugia National Of Portugal - A Government Of Portugal Undertaking. It Appears That Some Time In The Year 1981 Italimpianti, Genevo, Italy Supplied Materials, Designs & Engineering Drawings Etc. To Siderugia National Portugal (Hereinafter Snp, For Short) For Setting Up Rolling Mill Project In Portugal. The Supplies Consisted Of Equipments For Blast Furnace, Ld Converter, Steel Plant Bellet Castors, Wire Rod Mills, Torpedo Ladle Cars Etc.. However, Before The Equipments Could Be Installed, Portugal Decided To Join European Economic Community (Eec) Consequent Whereupon Portugal Could Not Have Expanded Its Steel Making Capacity. Snp Decided To Cancel Its Investment Plan & To Sell The Equipments & Materials Which Were Lying Unused
For Respondent: COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE & CUSTOMS, BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA
assess the
value of the goods liable to payment of customs duty
and
thereupon determine the quantum of duty and penalty,
if
any, for the reasons stated hereinafter.
A perusal of the order of the Tribunal shows that
it has mainly proceeded on two sets of reasoning for
holding against the appellant. Firstly, the Tribunal
has examined the applicability