The normal price mentioned in new Section 4(l)(a) is the priced at which the goods are
ordinarily sold by the assessee in the course of wholesale trade. It is the wholesale price
charged by him. This is also the scheme underlying old Section 4.
(e) The value of excisable goods determined under new Section 4(l)(a) may very
according to certain circumstances, a fact evident from the three clauses in the proviso
appended to clause (a) of sub-section (1).
(f) The phrase "that is to say" following the expression "normal price" in new Section 4(l)
(a) make it clear that normal price is the price at which such goods are ordinarily sold by
the assessee to a buyer in the course of wholesale trade for delivery at the time and place
of removal where the buyer is not a related person and the price is the sole consideration
for the sale.
(g) The deductions specifically mentioned in Section 4 may not be exhaustive. The
question "whether any further deductions can be claimed beyond those already mentioned
in the statute will depend on the nature of those claims in the case of a particular
assessee."