Supreme Court of India

Messrs Mohanlal Hargovind Das, Bidi Merchants, Jabalpur (m.p.) v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Another.

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Reported as [1955] 2 S.C.R. 509
Decided 20 September 1955

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Constitution of India-Art. 286(2)-Central Provinces and Berar Sa!es Ta:r Act, 1947 (XX/ of 1947), sA(6)-Petitioners­ Bidi merchants of Madhya Pradesh-Importing tobacco from the State of Bombay-Whether mch transactions. of sales of goods-Affected by the ban under Art. 286(2) of the Constitution-Petitioners registered 111 "dealers" under Central Provinces and Berar Sales Ta:r Act, 1947 and dealers in Bombay selling or supplying tobacco to the petitioners also registered as "dealers" under Central Provinces and Berar Sales Ta:r Act, 1947-Whether makes the transactions as intra-State trans­

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