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TMI Blog2004 (3) TMI 724X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... o prayed for the issue of a mandamus, restraining the respondents from taking any process in pursuance of the circular dated August 19, 2000 and the circular dated August 5, 2000 issued by the respondents. The petitioner has also prayed for the issue of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to issue form III-B regularly for the purchase of diesel oil to be used in diesel generator set for the running of factory of the petitioner. 3.. The petitioner is a public limited company incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 having its registered office at Bazpur Road, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. The petitioner has established its continuous process industry manufacturing craft paper and duplex at its factory situated at ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... gnition certificate in such form and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed. Explanation.-For the purposes of this sub-section- (a) goods required for use in the manufacture shall mean raw materials, processing materials, machinery, plant, equipment, consumable stores, spare parts, accessories, components, sub-assemblies, fuels or lubricants, and....." 5.. The petitioner has been making purchase of diesel oil against form III-B from Indian Oil Corporation Limited on payment of 2.5 per cent as tax. 6.. In pursuance of the circular dated August 5, 2000 issued by the Commissioner, Trade Tax, U.P., Lucknow, communicated to all the oil companies, including the respondent No. 3, the respondents have insisted for payment of tax a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Supreme Court in Commissioner of Income-tax v. Mir Mohammad Ali [1964] 53 ITR 165 (vide pages 171 and 172). 33.. The word require has been interpreted in 21st Century Reference Dictionary, Volume II, page 701 as follows: 'to depend on for success, fulfilment growth'. ............... 36.. In the Central Excise Act also fuel oil used for production of electricity for the ultimate production and manufacture of finished goods is treated as fuel in the manufacture or production of the finished goods, vide Indian Oil Corporation v. Collector, Central Excise (1985) 19 ELT 145 (Trib). 37.. In Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise AIR 1996 SC 2542; (1996) 86 ELT 177, the ammonia used in the effluent treat ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... in the manufacture by him'. 41.. In our opinion, the word 'fuel' will include all kinds of fuel whether in gaseous, liquid or solid form and hence it will include diesel oil fuel, RFO, natural gas, naphtha, etc." 9.. In the circumstances, the controversy raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by the decision of the Allahabad High Court in Writ Petition No. 628 of 2000 (Vam Organic Chemicals Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh) [2003] 132 STC 8; 2003 UPTC 467. Therefore, the writ petition deserves to be allowed. 10.. In view of the aforesaid discussions, writ petition is allowed. The impugned circular dated August 5, 2000 and the circular dated August 19, 2000 being contrary to the statutory provision of section 4-B(2) (Explanat ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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