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PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, ATUL S. CHANDURKAR
Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax, Rajkot – Appellant
Versus
Narsibhai Karamsibhai Gajera – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appellant's grievance against cestat's order. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. procedures and ramifications of units' operations. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. arguments by the appellant on misinterpretation of law. (Para 6) |
| 4. respondent's contention on cestat's correctness. (Para 7) |
| 5. court's analysis of manufacturing processes. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 6. integration of distinct processes in manufacturing. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 7. conclusion on the cumulative process affecting duty. (Para 12 , 13) |
| 8. final decision restoring the commissioner's order. (Para 14) |
JUDGMENT :
ATUL S. CHANDURKAR, J.
1. This appeal under Section 35-L (b) of the CENTRAL EXCISE ACT , 1944 (for short “the Act of 1944”) as it stood prior to its amendment by Act 25 of 2014 takes exception to the Order dated 5.10.2011 passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad (for short “the CESTAT”). By the said order, the CESTAT has set aside the Order-in-Original dated 27.09.2006 passed by the Commissioner of Customs and has discharged the show cause notice dated 14.07.2003 that was issued to the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 herein.
2. It is the case of the appellant that on the basis of information received by its intelligence a
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