Supreme Court of India

Associated Cement Co. Ltd. v. Commercial Tax Officer, Kota & Ors.

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Reported as [1982] 1 S.C.R. 563
Decided 2 September 1981

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the levy of penalties for not including the freight charges in the taxable turnover in the original returns and for not B paying the tax in respect of such freight charges is unsustainable and that the impugned penalties are liable to be quashed.

Judgment, page 27

From the headnote

Rajasthan Sales Tax Act 1954 Ss. 7AA, 10, JIB and Central Sales Tax Act 1956, S. 9-Scope of. Assessee not depositing the tax in respect of amount of freight at the time of filing original return-Revised return filed and tax deposited-Assessing authority whether competent to inipose penalty-Assessee whether liable to pay interest on the tax due. The appellant-assessee a company manufactured cement which was sold partly in the State of Rajasthan and partly outside the State. The sales tax returns relating to the sales were filed by the assessee under the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1954 and under

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