TULLU ENGINEERING WORKS Vs. CEGAT AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) WE have heard the learned Counsel for the parties.

(2.) THIS writ petition is directed against the order dated 3rd December, 1993 passed by the Customs, Excise and Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi. The petitioner was engaged in the manufacture of regulators for controlling speed of electric motors, exhaust fans in addition to other own products. It was claimed that the regulators were classifiable under sub -heading 8479 of the Schedule of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 having description of "machines and mechanical appliances having individual function not specified or included elsewhere in Chapter 84". The Assistant Collector, however, classified the product under sub -heading No. 8501.00 of the aforesaid Act taking the help of Section No. 4 of Section XVI . The petitioner took the matter before the Appellate Collector of Central Excise where it was held that the regulators were classifiable under sub -heading 8503.00. Against the appellate order the matter was taken by revenue before the Tribunal. The petitioner also preferred an appeal to the Tribunal against the confirmation of demand under sub -heading 8503.00 but it did not challenge the classification upheld by the first appellate authority. By the impugned order the Tribunal has upheld the contention of the revenue. Feeling aggrieved the petitioner has preferred this writ petition.

(3.) IN our opinion, no case for interference has been made out. The dispute before the Tribunal was whether regulators fall under sub -heading 8501.00 of the Schedule or sub -heading 8503.00. The Tribunal has in clear terms held that the speed regulators cannot be treated as part of electric machines. It was mainly an accessory of electric motors and was, therefore, classifiable under sub -heading 8501.