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1975 (12) TMI 83 - SC - Central ExciseWhether the Khadi and Village Industries Commission was not competent to make any recommendation as contemplated in sub-clause (d). Held that:- Section 15 of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 which speaks of the functions of the Commission states in Clauses (c), (d), (f), (g) and (h) that the Commission may take steps to provide for the sale and marketing of Khadi or of products of village industries, to encourage and promote research in the development of village industries, to undertake, assist or encourage the development of village industries, to promote and encourage cooperative efforts among manufacturers of Khadi and persons engaged in village industries. Section 15(h) specifically states that the Commission may take steps for ensuring the genuineness of, and for granting certificates to producers of, or dealers in, Khadi or the products of any village industry. These provisions indicate that the Khadi and Village Industries Commission is competent to grant certificates recommending village industries for exemption under Clause (d) of the Notification dated 4 September, 1967. The appeals are accepted. The orders of the High Court are set aside and the petitions are dismissed
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