TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2013 (9) TMI 821
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.... Refined Oil falling under chapter heading No.1503.00 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. For the said purpose they purchased the crude vegetable oil from the market, which contains some impurities like fine particles of Soya Seed and Soya Gum. The Seed crude oil purchased by them from market is stored in the storage Tanks. And the impurities lying therein are settled at the bottom of tank. As such, impurities including the Soya Gum are settled at the bottom of the tank and are gently removed in separate tank and rest of the oil is then used for refining process. 4. The impurity and soya gum collected in the above manner also contain some crude oil, which is subsequently recovered by decantation/fileration. Since this recovered crude....
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....l came into existence without any manufacturing activity. Infact crude oil is stored in oil tanks, these crude oil contain some impurities such as thick and sticky oil and other agriculture impurities. When the crude oil is stored in storage tanks these impurities settle down at the bottom of the tank which are removed in a separate tank and rest of the oil is issued to refining section for refining process & rest of gums from crude soya bean oil is separated by using a separator which is also run mechanically. The above mentioned impurities stored in separate tanks for sometime wherein it further settles down in the bottom, the upper portion is removed and sold as recovered oil and lower power which is in thick from sold as soya gums. &....
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.... they have undergone no processing other than decantation, centrifugation or filtration, provided that, in order to separate the oils from solid particles only mechanical force, such as gravity, pressure or centrifugal force, has been employed, excluding any adsorption filtering process, fractionation or any other physical or chemical process. If obtained by extraction an oil shall continue to be considered as "crude"provided it has undergone no change in colour, odour or taste when compared with the corresponding oil obtained by pressure." "In view of above, as long as the process of decantation, centrifugation or filtration i.e. only mechanical forces such as gravity pressure or centrifugal force ha....
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....rified or refined or treated in certain ways (e.g. boiled, sulphurised or hydrogenated)" Therefore, the treatment has to be in the nature of being boiled sulphurised or hydrogenated or which should result in chemical process. I find that the treatment given by the Appellant is not covered under the said note as simple filtration to remove the solid impurities has been carried out. Therefore, the residuces are not covered under Chapter 15.07 as upheld by the Adjudicating Authority." 8. After going through the above reasoning of Commissioner (Appeals), the appeal filed by the Revenue and the argument advanced by the learned DR, we find that there is no dispute about the factual position and the manufacturing process. The qu....