Dismissed

Vascon Engineers Limited v. the Commissioner of Central Excise,Pune III

Bombay HC8 Oct 2018CEXA/21/2018

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What is this about?

The High Court of Bombay dismissed an appeal challenging an order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal regarding service classification. The Court held the appeal was not maintainable as it involved a question of classification, the remedy for which lies exclusively before the Supreme Court under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act.

What did the court decide?

The appeal was dismissed as not maintainable before this Court.

Vascon Engineers Limited Vs the Commissioner of Central… — Customs and Excise | Bombay HC (2018)

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Sharayu Khot .

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION

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CENTRAL EXCISE APPEAL NO. 21 OF 2018

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Vascon Engineers Limited …Appellant

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Versus

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The Commissioner of Central Excise, …Respondent Pune III

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Mr. Jitendra Motwani, i/b Economic Laws Practice, for the Appellant.

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Mr. Vijay Kantharia, a/w Mr. J.B. Mishra, for the Respondent.

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CORAM : M.S. SANKLECHA & RIYAZ I. CHAGLA, JJ.

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DATE : 8 October 2018

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SharayuPandurangKhot Digitally signedby SharayuPandurang KhotDate: 2018.10.1111:47:45 +1200

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ORDER :

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This Appeal under Section 83 of the Finance Act,

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1994 read with Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944

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October 8, 2018

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challenges the order dated 27th July 2017 passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (for short “ the Tribunal ”).

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Shri. Motwani, the learned Counsel appearing in

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support of the Appeal, urges the following substantial question of law for our consideration:-

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Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case and in law was the Tribunal right in holding that the service provided by the Appellant shall be classified as 'management, maintenance and repair service' and not as 'commercial and industrial construction service'?

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It is undisputed position before us as is evident from

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the question framed that the issue which arises in this Appeal with regard to the appropriate classification of the services rendered by the Appellant.

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The Supreme Court in the case of Navin Chemicals

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Mfg. & Trading Co. Ltd. Vs. Collector of Customs¹ has inter alia held that the words “the determination of any question having a relation to the rate of customs duty of the valuation of goods for the purposes of assessment of duty” inter alia would include an issue of classification. Therefore, in terms of Section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994 read with Section 35G(1) of the Central Excise Act, 1944, the Appeal on issue of classification is not maintainable before this Court. The remedy for the Appellant, if any, is to file an Appeal to the Hon'ble Supreme Court under Section 35G(1)(b) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 as made applicable to the Finance Act, 1994 by Section 83 thereof.

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This the Appeal is dismissed as not maintainable.

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[RIYAZ I. CHAGLA J.]

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[M.S. SANKLECHA, J.]

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1 1993(68) E.L.T. 3 (S.C.)

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October 8, 2018

Vascon Engineers Limited v. the Commissioner of Central Excise,Pune III

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