Supreme Court of India · 2009-02-12
Cc (Preventive)Amritsar vs M/S.Malwa Industries Ltd
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2009 SC 324
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Cc (Preventive)Amritsar
- Respondent
- M/S.Malwa Industries Ltd
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- Mukundakam Sharma, S.B. Sinha
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court interpreted the exemption notification No. 4/2006-CE dated 1.03.2006 concerning additional duty under Section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The Court held that the conditions for availing the exemption must be strictly construed, and if the notification applies, no additional duty would be payable. The appeal against the Tribunal's decision was dismissed, affirming that the exemption was valid as the conditions were met, despite the appellant's arguments regarding the interpretation of the notification and reliance on previous judgments.