Supreme Court of India

Khemka & Co. v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [1975] 3 S.C.R. 753
Decided 27 February 1975

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the Sales Tax Officer was empowered to impose penalty provided in s. 16 ( 4) of the Bombay Sales Tax Act for non-payment of the tax payable under the Central Act within the prescribed time.

Judgment, page 23

From the headnote

Central Sales Tax Act 1956-S. 9(2)-Scope of Bombay Sales Tax Act-S. 16(4)-1/ penalty under tlie Central Act could be levied under s. 16(4) of tire Bombay Act. · Section 9(2) of the Central Sales-tax Act, 1956 provides that the authorities for the time being empowered to assess, re-assess. collect and enforce payment of nny tax under the general sales-tax law of the appropriate State shall, on behalf of the Government of India, assess, re-assess, collect and enforce payment of tax, including any p~nalty, payable by a dealer under this Act as if the tax or penalty payable by such a dealer under

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