TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2007 (8) TMI 144
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....ub-heading No. 3003.20 and dropped the demand of duty. The Revenue filed appeals to classify the said goods as P and P medicaments under sub-heading No. 3003.10 and to confirm the demand of duty. 2. The learned DR on behalf of the Revenue submits that as per Chapter Note 2(ii) of Chapter 30 of Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985, patent or proprietary medicaments means any drug or medicinal preparations in whatever form, which are not specified in Indian Pharmacopoeia. He submits that above medicaments are the mixture of two products, which are not specified in Indian Pharmacopoeia. He further submits that the individual constituent drugs may be specified in the Indian Pharmacopoeia but, the combination of drugs are not listed in Pharmacopoeia....
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.... of the medicaments, wherein "Ibuprofen and Paracetamol tablets" was mentioned. The generic drug names are combined as "Ibuprofen and Paracetamol" would still have direct reference to the character of the goods. Such combination of the goods cannot take the name of the product outside the pharmocopoeia. Thus, it is clearly evident that the respondents manufactured the drugs, which are mentioned in the listed pharmacopoeia. Therefore, the medicaments manufactured by the respondents cannot be treated as patent or proprietary medicines. In this connection, the relevant portion of the order of the Commissioner is reproduced below :- "The noticee has contended that it is well settled principle of interpretation that singular would include plura....
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....findings, it cannot be said that the combination medicaments bear names which are not specified in the Indian Pharmacopoeia." Central Board of Excise & Customs vide Circular No. 120/95-Cus., dated 23-11-1995 observed that the Law Ministry classified that Section 13 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 provides that unless there is anything repugnant in the subject, words made in singular shall include the plural and vice-versa. 5. It is pertinent to note that the Commissioner had given the detailed reasonings in the order as to why Trade and Merchandise Act and Patent Act cannot be invoked in this case. For the purpose of proper appreciation, the relevant portion is reproduced below :- "In view of discussions above, it is clear that relevant....