Supreme Court of India

India Tobacco Co. L1d. v. The Commercial Tax Officer, Bhavanipore & Ors.

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Reported as [1975] 2 S.C.R. 612
Decided 5 November 1974

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the learned Judge made the Rule iabsolute and quashed the impugned notices.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Interpretation of statutes-Repeal, nature of-Bengal Finance ·(Sales Tax) Act, 1941, if repealed, with regard to cigarettes by West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1954-West Bengal Sales Tax (.'4.mendment) .ct, 1958-EjJect of, Under the Bengal Finance (Sales Tax) Act, 1941, the definitions of 'goods' and 'dealer' are very comprehensive and general, and 1hey cover 'clgarettes' and a dealer in cigarettes. Under s. 5(2)(a)(ii), a dealer would be entitled to pur· chase free of tax goods required by him for use in the manufacture of cigarettes. Section 23 of the West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1954, excepts

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Of those, 1 relied on

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