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
Section 112 of the Customs Act.
Penalties were imposed on other noticees also.
The appellant and other noticees preferred appeals
before the Customs, Excise and Gold (Control)
Appellate
Tribunal, Calcutta which have been disposed of by a
common order. The Tribunal has held that the three
contracts entered into between the seller, i.e., SNP
and
the appellant were in fact