{"id":107730,"date":"1997-02-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1997-02-18T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/collector-of-central-excise-vs-bowreah-cotton-mills-co-ltd-on-19-february-1997"},"modified":"2015-11-04T01:38:09","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T20:08:09","slug":"collector-of-central-excise-vs-bowreah-cotton-mills-co-ltd-on-19-february-1997","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/collector-of-central-excise-vs-bowreah-cotton-mills-co-ltd-on-19-february-1997","title":{"rendered":"Collector Of Central Excise, &#8230; vs Bowreah Cotton Mills Co. Ltd., &#8230; on 19 February, 1997"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Supreme Court of India<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Collector Of Central Excise, &#8230; vs Bowreah Cotton Mills Co. Ltd., &#8230; on 19 February, 1997<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_citations\">Equivalent citations: 1997 (92) ELT 8 SC, (1997) 11 SCC 106<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: S Sen, S V Manohar<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>ORDER<\/p>\n<p> 1. The dispute in this case is about classification of blended yarn. The composition of the two varieties of yarn given by the Tribunal is as under;\n<\/p>\n<p> (A)Polyester 48% Cotton   35% Polynosic 17%  <\/p>\n<p>(B)Polyester 48% Cotton 22% Polynosic 30%<\/p>\n<p> 2. The case of the Department was that the classification of the goods should be under Item 18E as Non-cellulosic Spun Yarn-Spun (discontinuous) Yarn. The case of the assessee was that the goods should be classified under Item 18-III(ii) as of Cellulosic origin. The Tribunal examined the composition of the blended yarns and came to the conclusion that the goods will not fall under any of the two heads, but will have to be classified under residuary entry 68.\n<\/p>\n<p> 3. We have examined the reasoning given by the Tribunal. In view of the principles laid down in the case of <a href=\"\/doc\/993832\/\">Collector of Central Excise v. Rajasthan Spinning. &amp; Weaving Mills Ltd.,<\/a> we are of the view that the Tribunal has come to a correct decision. The appeals are dismissed. There will be no order as to costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court of India Collector Of Central Excise, &#8230; vs Bowreah Cotton Mills Co. Ltd., &#8230; on 19 February, 1997 Equivalent citations: 1997 (92) ELT 8 SC, (1997) 11 SCC 106 Bench: S Sen, S V Manohar ORDER 1. The dispute in this case is about classification of blended yarn. 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