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Issues: Whether the appellant was entitled to customs duty exemption under Notification No. 21/2002-Cus. dated 01.03.2002 when the imported marine gas oil was found to conform to LDO specifications but was covered by the Essentiality Certificate issued for petroleum operations.
Analysis: The exemption under the notification depended on the goods being required in connection with petroleum operations and on production of the prescribed certificate. The records showed that the only ground for denial was the difference in description between marine gas oil and the specification of LDO. The certificate issued by the competent authority covered the fuel required for the petroleum operations and was not confined to a narrow description excluding the imported product. Since the certificate encompassed the relevant fuel and the goods were otherwise for the notified purpose, the denial of exemption on the limited ground of nomenclature was unsustainable.
Conclusion: The appellant was entitled to the exemption, and the denial of benefit was set aside.
Final Conclusion: The impugned order was overturned and the appeal succeeded with consequential relief.
Ratio Decidendi: Where an exemption notification requires a certificate for goods used in specified operations, the exemption cannot be denied merely because the imported fuel is described differently if the competent certificate substantively covers it for the notified use.
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