Full Judgment
Raghuvir, J.
1. Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein, the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction, order or orders and direct the respondents to act according to law laid down in Central Excise Notification No. 16/79 dated 20.1.79 and restrain from collecting excise duty on skull scrap, runners and raisers arising out of the manufacture of Steel ingots through the aid of electric furnace in the petitioner industry.
2. This petition coming on Wednesday, the 21st day of January 1981, and Thursday, the 22nd day of January 1981, and this day on for hearing upon perusing the petition and the affidavit therein, and the writ and Rule Nisi directed by the order of the High Court, dated 13.5.80 and made herein and the records submitted in pursuance thereof, and the counter affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. V. Jagannadha Rao. Advocate for the Petitioner and of Mr. K. Subrahmanya Reddy, Standing Counsel for the Central Government on behalf of the respondents, the Court made the following: