2007 (11) TMI 495

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....E. dated 1-3-2001 for item Sl. No. 254 in List 5, Sl. No. 16. In terms of the above mentioned entry "agricultural, forestry, agro-industrial, municipal and urban waste conversion device producing energy" are entitled for the exemption benefit. The Respondents undertook to erect a power project of 15.575 MW wherein the by-product bagassee could be used as fuel apart from crane trash, paddy husk and groundnut shells which are also in the nature of agricultural waste. In terms of the above Notification, they adopted the required procedure under the provisions of Central Excise (Removal of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2001. The CT-2 certificates were issued by the jurisdictional Central Excise au....

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....elied on the decision of the Tribunal in the case of CCE, Chennai v. M/s. Binny Ltd. - 2001 (136) E.L.T. 1337 (Tri.-Chennai) wherein the Notification has been interpreted and it is said that benefit of Notification would not be entered for a part in respect of a similar Notification No. 205/88 Sl. No. 14, exempting bio-gas plants and bio-gas engines, as the appellant was manufacturing only a machine part and not machinery itself. The view of the Revenue is that if the Respondents had procured the entire energy device, then they would have been entitled for the benefit of exemption Notification. However, they had obtained parts from various manufacturers and erected the system of the non-conventional energy device in their factory. Therefore....