2000 (7) TMI 466

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.... Ravinder Baboo, JDR, for the Respondent. [Order]. - The issue involved in both these appeals is common. The appellants are manufacturers of steel products. They were covered by the provisions of Section 3A of the Central Excise Act and paid duty according to their installed capacity and not based on actual production. The dispute has arisen on account of the changes made in the installed ma....

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....lled capacity gets reduced on account of such changes, the previous year's production cannot be taken as a guide for ascertaining capacity of production or for fixing duty liability. He also submits that this issue remains covered in favour of the assessees under the order of the Tribunal in the case of Awadh Alloys (P) Ltd. v. CCE, Meerut reported in 1999 (112) E.L.T. 719 (Tribunal). 3. I....