No duty on goods supply based on international competitive biddings

Assessees were engaged in the manufacture of Gas Compressor package, classifiable under Sub-heading No.8414.86 of the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. They supplied Gas Compressors to M/s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) on the basis of the tenders contract awarded to M/s Engineers India Ltd and M/s Efficient Engineers India Pvt Ltd, based on international competitive biddings for the supply to the projects viz. D1 Well-cum-water injection platform project, Sagar Laxmi and for the supply of the compressors to Mehsana Project. The Assessee cleared the goods without p...