Tax Management India. Com
Law and Practice  :  Digital eBook
Research is most exciting & rewarding
  TMI - Tax Management India. Com
Follow us:
  Facebook   Twitter   Linkedin   Telegram

TMI Blog

Home

2017 (5) TMI 136

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... or the appellant Shri B. Balamurugan, AC (AR), For the respondent ORDER Per: D.N. Panda In the second round of litigation before Tribunal, the contention of the appellant today is that when it cleared "FRANCH OIL NH" repacking that, whether amount to manufacture and whether such goods is covered by the Tariff entry 30.03 or shall be classifiable under Tariff heading 15.02. Ld. Adjudicating au .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... oduct for "Dermal care" and for other application on the skin for healing etc. They also possess a Drug licenced from the competent authority for the above said activity. Shri Muthukumar, Production Chemist of M/s. ML in his statement dated 7.5.1999 has stated that the process of re-packing of C.P. Castor Oil was licensed under Form 25 of Drug Control Act, and that the oil has medicinal and therap .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... , pisa oil and nahor oil, and their fractions" According to the appellant even though the goods was manufactured under the Drug licence, that cannot be meant to be a "Drug" since appellant was only a packer and it was packing such goods as Caster oil for clearance. The brand name "FRANCH OIL NH" appearing on the wrapper covering the container of the goods in which the goods was packed, has no sig .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... at is neither a medicament nor a proprietary medicine. Merely because it is manufactured under the process of supervision of Drugs licence regulation that shall not convert the impugned goods into medicament to bring that into the purview of Tariff heading 30.03. 3. Heard both sides and perused the records. 4. The essential features of the goods is that it is known by a trade name "FRANCH OIL NH .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... ibiting the character of the goods and distinguishes it from mere vegetable oil as contended by appellant. It is proprietary medicine and has also character of medicament providing remedy to various diseases and symptoms. 5. Having noticed the character of the goods which is drug in nature and also for the features aforesaid, including the trade name it bears that squarely falls under the Chapter .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

 

 

 

 

Quick Updates:Latest Updates