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TMI Blog2000 (7) TMI 534X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... to a contract with M/s. South Eastern Oil Fields for supply of complete belt conveyor. In the said contract a sum of Rs. 73 lakhs was shown as design, manufacturing, supply, erection and commission charges of control protection system for conveyor system as per detailed specification of Hywood Control Systems. The department was of the view that the value of the said system is required to be included in the value of the conveyor belt manufactured by the appellant and accordingly issued show cause notice on 29-4-1991 by invoking the extended period of limitation. The said show cause notice culminated into the impugned order passed by the Collector of Central Excise, Calcutta vide which she confirmed demand of duty of Rs. 11,49,750/- and also ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ment of duty can be attributed to them. They had a bona fide belief that it is only the conveyor system manufactured by them which attracted duty and the control system which they had imported and supplied to their customers cannot be held to be a part of the conveyor system so as to include the value of the same in the assessable value of the conveyor. Reference was made to a number of decisions. 4. Shri Roy appearing for the Revenue argued that order was placed upon the appellant for the manufacture of conveyors as also for design, manufacture and supply, erection, commissioning and supervision of signalling communication. As such it is clear that the said system is a part and parcel of the conveyors manufactured by the appellant. The v ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (24) RLT 700 (CEGAT)], bought out control panels were held not to be component parts of compressors so as to include the cost of the same in the assessable value of the compressors. In the case of C.C.E., Pune v. Kishore Pumps Ltd. [1997 (91) E.L.T. 91 (Tribunal) = 1997 (18) RLT 115 (CEGAT)], relied upon by Shri Chattopadhyay the value of PD pump and agitators supplied with electric motor on customer s request was held to be separate item and the value was held as not includible in the value of electric motors inasmuch as the said item was not supplied compulsorily with other pump or agitator. Similarly it is seen in the instant case that the control system is not provided with the conveyor systems. The appellants have placed on record the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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