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Issues: (i) Whether diamond impregnated segments welded or fitted to saw blades were entitled to exemption under Notifications Nos. 108/88 and 207/88. (ii) Whether the Department was bound to follow the earlier final orders approving classification and granting exemption.
Issue (i): Whether diamond impregnated segments welded or fitted to saw blades were entitled to exemption under Notifications Nos. 108/88 and 207/88.
Analysis: Exemption notifications are to be strictly construed, but where the words used in the notification are the same as those in the tariff heading, the tariff scheme, chapter notes and allied interpretative material may be used to ascertain the meaning. The entries in the notifications were found to correspond to Heading 82.02. On the materials placed, diamond impregnated segments used in saw blades retained their identity as parts of saws and were not shown to fall within any exclusion. The explanatory notes also supported inclusion of saw blades fitted with segments or diamond-covered cutting elements.
Conclusion: The diamond impregnated segments were covered by the notifications and the exemption was available to the assessee.
Issue (ii): Whether the Department was bound to follow the earlier final orders approving classification and granting exemption.
Analysis: Once the Assistant Collector's order was confirmed in appeal and no further appeal was filed, the order attained finality. Subordinate authorities were bound to give effect to it and could not ignore it by issuing fresh notices or taking a contrary view on the same matter. The principle of judicial discipline required adherence to the binding appellate order until it was set aside by a competent forum.
Conclusion: The Department was bound by the earlier final orders and could not proceed contrary to them.
Final Conclusion: The assessee was held entitled to the benefit of the exemption notifications for the relevant period, and the appeal succeeded.
Ratio Decidendi: Where the language of an exemption notification is co-extensive with the tariff heading, the notification may be read with the interpretative scheme of the tariff, and final appellate orders on classification and exemption are binding on subordinate authorities until set aside.
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