2006 (3) TMI 425

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.... Bhagya Devi, SDR, for the Respondent. [Order per : P.G. Chacko, Member (J)]. -  The impugned order demanded Rs. 68,68,433/- towards duty and cess from the appellants on their product (car) cleared to their dealers during the period April - December 2003. It also imposed a penalty of Rs. 15.00 lakhs on them. The present application seeks waiver of pre-deposit and stay of recovery in res....

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.... respective contentions raised in the earlier case. But learned counsel for the appellants has claimed to have a better case this time by relying on the Tribunal's decision in Volvo India Limited v. CCE, Bangalore - 2005 (100) ECC 115 (Tri.). This new plea calls for a re-look at the facts of the instant case. The demand of duty and cess in this case is on account of inclusion of what are called "o....

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....essable value of the goods. The Tribunal held, after examining the service agreement, that the provision for optional service was not a condition of sale and, therefore, the cost of such service was not to be included in the assessable value of the goods. Obviously, in the said case, the Tribunal examined the service agreement and took the above view. In the present case, what is to be ascertained....