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2005 (8) TMI 469

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..... ent. [Order per : T.K. Jayaraman, Member (T)]. These are two appeals against Order-in-Original No. 54/2003, dated 25-2-2004 passed by the Commissioner of Central Excise, Viskhapatnam. 2. The issue involved in these appeals is the excisability of Bucket Wheel Reclaimer (for short BWR) which, according to the department, is classifiable under Chapter sub-heading 8428.90 of the Schedule .....

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..... e main charges against the appellants, are that they manufactured at site a BWR and cleared the same without payment of duty. The Vizag. Port Trust placed an order on the L T Ltd. for design, manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning the above mentioned BWR on turn-key basis for a total cost of Rs. 902.62 lakhs. The BWR is operated on 900 mtrs. long rail. The weight of the machine i .....

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..... nts of BWR were sourced and assembled at site and an amount of Rs. 53.23 lakhs was paid as the excise duty towards the individual components. The requirement was tailor made to the requirement of the Vizag Port Trust with a specific rail gauge and has limitation of movement on a track which is 900 Mtrs in length specifically laid and anchored to the ground to take weight of around 495 M.Ts approxi .....

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..... not discharged onus of proving that the goods are marketable. We find merit in the contention of the appellants that the BWR is location specific. It has been designed for use at the Vizag Port Trust site. It moves on the track on a specific length of 900 mtrs. at a fixed track. Thus, movability is very much limited. The track was exclusively laid for the BWR. While assembling/erecting the BWR va .....

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