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2006 (7) TMI 507 - AT - Central Excise
Issues: Classification of items in a classification list for a Water Treatment Plant.
In this case, the appellants filed a classification list for a Water Treatment Plant under sub-heading 8421.01 for the period 1996-97, including various items. The ld. Assistant Commissioner classified some items as part of the Water Treatment Plant and others as parts attracting a higher rate of duty under sub-heading 8421.90. The appellants contested this classification, specifically regarding items for removing carbon dioxide and pumping water to elevated places. The Commissioner (Appeals) upheld the original classification. The issue involved the correct classification of these items within the Water Treatment Plant. Upon examination, it was found that the items for removing carbon dioxide and pumping water were integral parts of water treatment. The appellants argued that these activities were crucial components of the overall water treatment process. The Department did not dispute these claims. The Tribunal concluded that singling out these items for separate classification was incorrect. It was established that removing carbon dioxide and pumping water to higher levels were indeed essential aspects of water treatment. Consequently, all the items in question, along with others in the classification list, were classified as part of the Water Treatment Plant. As a result, the impugned order regarding the classification of specific items was set aside. The Tribunal allowed the appeal, emphasizing that the items for removing carbon dioxide, pumping water, and others were integral to the Water Treatment Plant. The decision was dictated and pronounced in open court, concluding the classification dispute in favor of the appellants.
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