1996 (8) TMI 273

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....ents. [Order per : K.S. Venkataramani, Member (T)]. -  This appeal along with Appeal No. 2894/93-NB of the same appellants, which is also taken up today, alongwith this appeal, involves the same issue of Modvat credit. The lower authorities had denied Modvat credit on input Dowtherm Dephyl used in the manufacture of nylon polyester filament yarn produced by the appellants, herein. The lower....

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.... is in the nature of a device. The ld. Counsel cited the case law in the case of Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals v. C.C.E. reported in 1996 (81) E.L.T. 117 wherein the Tribunal held that gases used in the refrigeration plant for maintaining temperature is eligible inputs. The Tribunal's decisions have laid down that inputs need not be present in final product, but that their use should be essential....

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....er Filament Yarn are obtained by a process of melt spinning in which the raw material i.e. capralactum for Nylon Yarn and DMT for Polyester Yarn, are in solid state and have to be melted before Polymerisation. The Polymer in both the cases is cast in the form of chips which are again melted and the melt is extruded through spinnerettes to obtain filament which are converted into the required type ....