1996 (7) TMI 295

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.... the Appellant. Shri Mewa Singh, SDR, for the Respondents. [Order per : K.S. Venkataramani, Member (T)]. -  Appellants are engaged in manufacture of iron and steel products falling under Chapters 72 and 73 of Central Excises & Salt Act, 1944. They are availing of Modvat credit of duty under Section 57A of Central Excise Rules on inputs used in the manufacture of their final products.....

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.... are eligible for Modvat credit. As regards clay graphite stopper, its function is only that of a stopper. The Commissioner (Appeals) held that this item as part of a Machine is covered by the exclusion clause in the definition of input given under Rule 57A. The Commissioner, however, held that thermo-couple tips are covered by the term `input' as they are used in assessing the temperature of molt....

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....that these are eligible inputs, so the dispute regarding this input does not survive. In respect of mini tips, the Commissioner (Appeals) has held that there was no declaration by the appellants to include these inputs. But at the same time, the existence of declaration for thermo-couple tips is admitted. In such a situation, the mini tips can be reasonably construed as being covered by the declar....