Court Upholds Duty Calculation Rule for Tobacco Machines; Changes Require Proportional Recalculation Per Section 3A(2)(b) Proviso.

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....Capacity based payment of duty - Chewing Tobacco and Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines - The challenge to Rule 8 must fail when tested on the anvil of the Second Proviso to Section 3A(2)(b). It becomes pertinent to note that the Second Proviso deals with a contingency where the “factor relevant” is altered or modified at any time during the year. It is in such a situation alone that the annual production is liable to be redetermined on a proportionate basis. - HC....