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2000 (3) TMI 237

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..... , SDR, for the Respondents. [Order per : G.N. Srinivasan, Member (J)]. - This is an application for stay of collection of duty of Rs. 6,39,272/-. When the application for stay was taken up, it was thought that the appeal itself could be disposed of despite the objection of the DR. We have taken up the appeal itself after waiving the pre-deposit. 2.  The appellants are engaged in the manuf .....

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..... sued a show cause notice dated 24-5-1995 proposing to treat the goods classified under chapter 3305.10 and the appellants claimed it as coming under 3003.30. In the annexure to the show cause notice it has been mentioned inter alia as follows :- "It further appears that the said goods are manufactured as per their own formula which is distinct from the formula mentioned in the Ayurvedic Books sp .....

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..... hna Vidyut in Appeal No. E/252/93-C, Final Order No. 847/99-C, dated 16-8-1999 where under similar circumstances the tribunal has upheld the contention of the assessee. In that case it is submitted by learned counsel Shri Sridharan that the Commissioner, Pune in his order dated 20-11-1991 after noting that the product was not strictly manufactured as per the ayurvedic system as synthetic added, ha .....

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..... prescribed the products and some patients have used this product and got cured the disease. These facts are not significantly present in this case. In the case of the assessee the Tribunal itself has considered all aspects and has decided the case in favour of the assessee. We do not have strong reason to disagree with the judgments in the assessee's own case. Hence we disagree with the arguments .....

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..... hat the Tribunal was bound to follow their earlier decisions in similar matters. The observation as was made by the Supreme Court in the cited order was made by the Tribunal in this case. 9.­ Since in the case involving the same assessee and the same product the Tribunal had given their opinion, we would not be justified in following any other opinion of the Tribunal in spite of the clai .....

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