TMI Blog2002 (1) TMI 904X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ppellants received purchase orders from M/s. Mahindra Mahindra for supply of fly wheels. They manufacture C.I. castings for fly wheels. These castings required further machining by turning, boring, drilling etc. Since the appellants do not have in their factory the facility of machining necessary to carry on these further process on C.I. Castings of fly wheels, they, during the period from Janua ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Avdhut Engg. Kolhapur and M/s. Pratap Engg. Works, Kolhapur were the hired labourers of the appellants. The Commissioner in his order has simply assumed them to be so. (b) The issue, as to who is the manufacturer, when one receives cer tain raw materials for processing, on job charges, from another, is now well settled, after the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Ujagar Prints [1988 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... per law. (c) From the order impugned, we find that the Commissioner has imposed penalty on M/s. Pratap Engg. Works and M/s. Avdhut Engg. Kolhapur under Rule 173Q of the Central Excise Rules. Penalty under Rule 173Q can be levied only on a manufacturer and or dealer registered for Modvat. When the Commissioner has come to the conclusion, that these entities are liable for penalty under Rule 173Q ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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