Full Judgment
2. This issue has been decided by the Madras bench of the Tribunal in CCE, Coimbatore Vs. Sri Kumaran Spinners Pvt. Ltd. 1997 (73) ECR 894 holding that it is the clearances from the date on which the manufacturer opts for the exemption that should be reckoned.
3. We therefore allow these appeals and set aside the impugned order.
Consequential relief according to law.