M/S. HINDUSTAN NEWSPRINT LTD., KOTTAYAM vs COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE, COCHIN — C.A. No. 2245/2000

Summary: In Civil Appeal No. 2245 of 2000, the Supreme Court dismissed Hindustan Newsprint Ltd.'s appeal against the Collector of Central Excise, Cochin on 17 March 2005. The appellant's counsel agreed to withdraw the appeal in exchange for leaving open the legal question regarding the applicability of Central Excise Notification No. 163/67-CE (dated 21 July 1967, as amended), permitting the appellant to raise this question in future matters. The appeal was dismissed accordingly with no further directions. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.