2016 (4) TMI 1107

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....mber (T) For the Appellant : Shri V R Sethi, Adv For the Respondent : Ms Neha Garg, DR ORDER Per B. Ravichandran The appellant is before us against order dated 4.4.2007 of Commissioner (Appeals). The appellant is engaged in the manufacture of footwear liable to central excise duty. They claimed exemption from duty on the ground that the footwear are made exclusively of plastic mater....

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....nd that the footwear are not exclusively made of plastic material. He submitted that Explanation-I was added for the relevant entry in the notification no. 18/2001-CE to remove the doubts. The explanation as inserted by notification no.30/2001-CE is as below:- "Explanation I - For removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that plastic footwear even if having buckels, tabs, eyelet stays or in-so....

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....e listed in the above explanation to the notification. As such, she argued that the exemption shall not be eligible to the appellant. 5. We have heard both the sides and examined the appeal records. 6. The exemption available to footwear made exclusively of plastic materials was sought to be denied to the appellant on the ground that certain non-plastic materials like fabric, PVC sole are us....