Supreme Court of India

State of Madras v. A. Habibur Rehman Sons

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Reported as [1968] 1 S.C.R. 381
Bench G. K. Mitter and K. S. Hegde JJ.
Decided 30 August 1967

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We hold that these appeals have no ,merit and they are accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950, Art. 286(1)(a), Explanation, before amendment by the Constitution (Sixth Amendment) Act, 1956; Madras General Sales Tax Act (9 of 1939) s. 2(h),Explanation (2); and Sales Tax Laws Validat;on Act (7 of 1956), s. 2-Ban on taxation of inter-State Sales lifted-Outside sales, if could be taxed. Under Explanation (2) to s. 2(hi of the Madras General Sales Tax Act, 1939, a sale is deemed to have taken place in that State, wherever the contract of sale might have been made, if the goods were actually in the State at the time when the contract in respect thereof was made.

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