2002 (3) TMI 687

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....r the Respondent. [Order]. - This is an appeal filed by the appellant against the order dated 28-3-2000 passed by the Commissioner (Appeals), Central Excise, Chandigarh. The issues relate to: (1)     Whether duty on incidentally manufactured goods in the factory working under Section 3A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (Act for short) is chargeable normal rate of duty o....

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....tion 3A of the Act and Rule 96ZO commonly known as Compounded Levy Scheme and the Induction Furnace Annual Capacity Determination Rules, 1997 (for short Rules), the duty on manufacture of non-alloy steel ingots became payable in terms of procedure prescribed in Rule 96ZO. He further contended that the learned Commissioner (Appeals) has erred in rejecting the appeal of the appellant by observing th....

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....vide the said Circular has expressly clarified that these Rules also apply to a factory which produces ordinarily produced ingots and billets of non-alloy steel ingots. However, the determination of the capacity shall be confined to ingots and billets of non-alloy steel. The castings of stainless steel products will continue to be charged at normal tariff rate of excise duty of 15%. Accordingly, t....