TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2006 (5) TMI 303
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....ged the finding that the item Nos. 1 to 8 and 20 mentioned in the 1st paragraph of the impugned order, which were used for RCC foundation for embedding machinery, were used in civil construction work and, therefore, they did not come within the meaning of 'capital goods', under Rule 57Q of the Central Excise Rules,1944. The assessee also challenges the finding that 1.025 Dumpers and Static road rollers with accessories were being used in the mine and not within the factory of production, for the manufacture of final product, hence credit of duty was not admissible under Rule 57Q and that diesel engine driven welding set was used for maintenance purpose and hence was not capital goods for the purpose of Rule 57Q. 3. The appellant-assessee had proposed to start their new project at Alathiyur for the manufacture of Cement falling under Chapter 25 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 and declarations were filed under Rule 57T of the Rules with an intention to avail Modvat credit on capital goods. The show-cause notice dated 11-4-1996 came to be issued for rejection of declaration and disallowance of Modvat credit in respect of certain goods on the ground that they were inelig....
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....hese appeals that the word 'Plant' would include not only the machinery and equipment for the production of any goods but also land, building and factory in which the goods are produced or manufactured. The civil work is an integral part of the project so that machines and machinery can be installed at various heights for proper functioning of the plant in the manufacture of cement. According to them, use of cement and steel had nexus with the manufacture of final product namely, cement. Like-wise, steel items were also required for putting up structures, which will hold the machinery in position and whereafter only, erection and installation would be complete. It is stated that the mines of the assessee were situated at Alathiyur factory and were adjacent to the factory as shown in the Registration Certificate and ground plan, by the Central Excise department. The mines were situated within the approved area of the factory and had to be considered as part of the approved factory premises. The assessee has therefore, contended that the dumpers and static road rollers which were used within the factory of production and duty was paid on them were eligible for Modvat credit. As regar....
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....against the assessees by the authorities below were fully justified. 7. Under Rule 57Q(1), as it operated during the relevant period, provisions were made for the purpose of allowing credit of specified duty-paid on the capital goods used by the manufacturer in his factory and for utilizing the credit so allowed towards the payment of duty of excise leviable on the final products or as the case may be on such capital goods, if such capital goods were permitted to be cleared under Rule 57S subject to the provisions of the Section and the conditions and restrictions as specified by the Central Government. For the purpose of Section 57Q, 'capital goods' was defined and the expression included machines, machinery, plant, equipment, apparatus, tools or appliances for producing or processing of any goods or for bringing up any change in any substance for the manufacture of final products, as per Clause (a) of the Explanation 1, and the goods falling within the Schedule to the Tariff Act and used in the factory of the manufacturer as enumerated in Clause (d) which included goods falling under the sub-heading 85.15 sub-clause (i) as well as Electrical Generating sets (of outp....
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....treated as capital goods within the meaning of Clause (a) to Explanation I to Rule 57Q(1) and, therefore, no Modvat credit would be admissible in respect of these goods. The contrary contentions raised by the assessee-appellant cannot therefore be accepted. 9. The assessee claims that, Switch boards and Panels. Cables, Industrial valves, Digital weight indicator, Preheating cyclone ducts, Calciner and Kiln feed, Surface Miner and Micro Generating Sets were items of "capital goods" which were used for the manufacture of the final product cement. This Tribunal in Grasim Cement v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Raipur reported in 1997 (96) E.L.T. 354 (Tribunal) held that "Switch boards/panels being devices for regulating electric supply, were accessories in the form of "capital goods", essential for proper working of machines and for production of goods and, therefore, Modvat credit was admissible in respect thereof under Rule 57Q of the Rules. Even for Wires and Cables, relying upon the earlier decision in Collector of Central Excise v. Nova Udyog Ltd. reported in 1996 (88) E.L.T. 532, it has been held that they were included in the definition of "capital goods" under the Ex....
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....part of which any manufacturing process connected with the production of the goods is being carried on or is ordinarily carried on. The definition refers to 'any premises' in which the goods are manufactured or any manufacturing process or any process of manufacture of goods is carried out. In the present case, it has been urged that the place in which the mining operations were carried on by the assessee was within the factory premises as per the Certificate of Registration and the ground plan was also raised before the Commissioner (Appeals). Such a contention in the cross-objection, in which the assessee has alleged that mining operations were carried out within the factory premises as a per the Certificate of Registration and the ground plan. The Commissioner (Appeals), however, did not direct himself to this aspect of the matter namely, whether the mining area, was a part of the factory premises as per the ground plan and the Certificate of Registration. The Commissioner (Appeals) had not directed himself to these aspects of the matter because he proceeded, without any discussion, on the footing that Surface Miner (item No. 13) was an item of capi....