Supreme Court of India

Moleod & Co. v. State of Orissa

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Decided 23 November 1983

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court was right in coming to the conclusion that the appellant- company was a dealer within the meaning of s.2(5) read with the Explanation thereto of the Orissa Taxation Act, 1959.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

The appellant-company was appointed as ’Managing Agent’ and Secretary & Treasurer’ respectively by two independent and separate public limited jute mills companies. These jute mills had their registered office at Calcutta and additional places of business in several parts of the country including Kendupatna in the State of Orissa and were registered as ’dealers’ under the orissa Taxation (on Goods carried by Road and Inland Waterways) Act, 1959.…

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