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- SC : ‘Sharbat’ deriving identity from fruit content, is fruit drink; Applies common-parlance, essential-character test
- HC : Test report not invalid merely because samples tested in two labs; Upholds DRI seizure
- SC : Copy of SC-judgment quashing demand on 'Naphtha' predominantly used for fertilizer-production despite partial non-fertilizer use
Central Govt exempts import of "Nylon-12 / Ether Ester Elastomer" for use in manufacture of telecommunication grade optical fibres or optical fibre cables, subject to procedure set out in Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996
Notification No. 47/2015-Customs dated September 22, 2015
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