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Commissioner Of Sales Tax vs Jain Trunk Stores.

High Court Of Judicature at Allahabad|28 July, 1977

JUDGMENT / ORDER

JUDGMENT Satish Chandra, J. - The question of law raised in this reference is whether the turnover of steel trunks was assessable to Sales Tax at 3 per cent. or 2 per cent. The liability 3 per cent. would have been appropriate if steel trunks were held to be covered by the entry wares made of any metal. The term wares denotes utensils. Actually the Hindi version of the notification uses the word Bartan for the word wares. Steel trunks do not answer the description of wares or Bartan. We, therefore, hold that steel trunks are not covered by the entry wares made of any metal. In C.S.T. vs. Aftab Husian Imdad Husain, a Bench of this Court has held that steel trunks are not hardwares. This decision is binding on us.
2. Our answer to the question referred, therefore, is that the turnover of steel trunks was not taxable at 3 per cent. and that the revising authority was justified in holding them taxable at 2 per cent. Since no one has appeared on behalf of the assessee, there will be no order as to costs.
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Title

Commissioner Of Sales Tax vs Jain Trunk Stores.

Court

High Court Of Judicature at Allahabad

JudgmentDate
28 July, 1977