2013 (10) TMI 230

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....erential duty on the product manufactured by the appellant i.e. Polyester Staple Fibres and PET Flakes. It is his submission that the appellant herein purchases PET bottles from the market after shreding the same, cut the same and manufacture flakes. After the flakes are manufactured, the appellant converts the part of the flakes into Polyester Staple Fibres and part of the flakes is consumed as such or sold. It is his submission that the appellant herein had classified their product Flakes under Chapter Heading No.3907 while the Department wants to classify the same under Chapter Heading No.3915 as waste and parings. It is his submission that there is no dispute as to the fact that the appellant is purchasing discarded PET bottles and shre....

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.... that these are semi-manufactured article waste arising out of shredding of PET bottles. He also submits that this Bench in the case of M/s Arora Fibres Ltd. vide Stay Order No.M/10916/WZB/AHD/2013, dt.14.02.2013, had directed the appellant herein to deposit an amount of Rs.50 lakhs in respect of Polyester Staple Fibres manufactured from the same process. 4. Ld.Consultant, in rejoinder, submits that the said product Polyester Staple Fibres which is manufactured from plastic and plastic waste and PET bottles are exempted from payment of duty vide Notification No.24/2012-CE, dt.08.05.2012. It is his submission that the notification should be read from 29.06.2010 as it was the intention of the Government to exempt Polyester Staple Fibres ma....