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TMI Blog1996 (11) TMI 199X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... er (T)]. This Appeal is directed against Order-in-Appeal No. Cus. 1235 to 1237/87, dated 11-3-1987 passed by Collector (Appeals), Madras. 2. The appellants had imported two consignments of disc packs and one consignment of disc drive. They claimed for both these items classification under C.T.H. 8451.55 (2) as machines for transcribing the data into data media in coded form. There is no di ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Tribunal) Aurelec Data Processing Systems v. C.C. 4. Arguing for the Revenue ld. D.R. fairly concedes that the Tribunal in the aforesaid orders cited by the ld. Counsel held that such disc drives are machines for transcribing data and therefore entitled to exemtion. He, however, strongly contests the eligibility to exemption of the disc pack since disc pack is not capabable of transcribing such ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... its or spots, is written on or read from the disk surfaces by the read/write heads. Transcribing means to copy out or reproduce in another form. It was contended before us that the disc drive accepts electric data and converts it into megnetic form for permanent storage. This magnetic stored data can be again converted into electrical data as and when needed and therefore such disc drive clearly f ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... . - 1992 (62) E.L.T. 661 (Tribunal). 6. In regard to disc pack as such we agree with the ld. D.R. that considered by itself it is not a machine for transcribing data and therefore is not eligible for exemption under Notification No. 40/82-Cus. ld. Counsel also fairly concedes that he is not pressing his claim in regard to disc pack. 7. In the result, we set aside the impugned order insofar as ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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