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TMI Blog1999 (7) TMI 167X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... . Suman, JDR, for the Respondents. [Order per : Gowri Shankar, Member (T)]. - The question for consideration in this appeal is the valuation of the second-hand printing machine imported by the appellant. The department did not accept the value declared of Sterling £ 13,000/- then equivalent to Rs. 2,06,000/- approximately, on the ground that the machine of the same make (year of manufactu ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ngineer's certificate does not indicate the value of the machine. It has, however, indicated the value of the new machine of the same kind. We agree with the appellant that in the absence of anything to show that the machine imported by M/s. D.S. Sawant & Co. was comparable in terms of extent use and its condition at the time of importation; the price declared for that machine could not be made as ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... D.S. Sawant & Co. so as to enable us to say that the comparison made by the department is justifiable. Thus, even in the absence of a Chartered Engineer's certificate, the claim of the appellant, that it is up to the department to establish the correct value and that this has not been done, has to be accepted. The appellant's claim that by depreciating to 75%, maximum depreciation allowed under th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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