1996 (7) TMI 229
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.... the Respondent. [Order per : Shiben K. Dhar, Member (T)]. - This appeal is directed against the Order-in-Appeal No. HN-636/B-II-289/86, dated 28-10-1986 of Collector of Central Excise (Appeals), Bombay. 1.(i) The issue relates to admissibility of otherwise of exemption to steel wires made from wire rods during the period 10-8-1980 to 23-10-1980. 2. Arguing for the appellants, the L....
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.... wire rods and not from billets, and therefore, exempts under this Notification was not admissible. Actually these wire rods can be considered to have been made from billets. In this connection, he cites the Tribunal's Order Nos. 38 & 39/86-B1 in their own case where the Tribunal held in their favour. He also refers to clarification issued by CBEC under Circular No. 2/91-CX 4 according to which th....
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....m of manufacture resulting in conversion of billets into steel wires through intermediate agency of wire rods. As held by Tribunal in the aforesaid case steel wires are never made directly from billets. In order to make steel wires billets have to be converted into steel rods and these steel rods in turn are converted into steel wires. This intention appears to have been clarified through subseque....