Supreme Court of India · 2002-04-18
Commissioner, Central Excise, Nagpur vs Wainganga Sahkari S. Karkhana Ltd
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 2095
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Commissioner, Central Excise, Nagpur
- Respondent
- Wainganga Sahkari S. Karkhana Ltd
- Bench
- N. Santosh Hegde, Shivaraj V. Patil
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the fabrication of trusses, columns, and purlines at a construction site does not constitute 'manufacture' under the relevant excise laws. The Court affirmed the Tribunal's reliance on the precedent set in Aruna Industries v. C.C.E., which clarified that on-site fabrication does not equate to factory manufacturing. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, upholding the Tribunal's decision without costs.