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Issues: Whether the appellant was entitled to the small-scale industry exemption under Notification No. 175/86-C.E. despite the departmental objection based on the notification issued under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951.
Analysis: The exemption under Notification No. 175/86-C.E. and Notification No. 1/93-C.E. was available to a factory registered as a small-scale industry with the competent authority. The appellant's SSI registration was not shown to have been cancelled or withdrawn by the issuing authority. A subsequent notification under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 could not, by itself, deprive the appellant of the benefit of the excise exemption so long as the registration certificate remained valid. The departmental remedy, if any doubt existed about the correctness of the registration, was to pursue cancellation or other lawful action before the competent authority.
Conclusion: The appellant was eligible to avail of the small-scale exemption under Notification No. 175/86-C.E. and the denial of the exemption was not sustainable.
Final Conclusion: The appeal succeeded and the exemption benefit was restored to the appellant.
Ratio Decidendi: A valid and uncancelled SSI registration certificate issued by the competent authority entitles the unit to the excise exemption, and the Revenue cannot deny that benefit on the basis of a later objection unless the registration is first withdrawn or cancelled by the competent authority.
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