Supreme Court of India

Madras Marine & Co. v. State of Madras

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Reported as [1986] 3 S.C.R. 236
Bench R.S. Pathak J.
Decided 16 July 1986

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What the Court ordered

We hold that sales A took place within State of Tamil Nadu where appropriation took place it is not necessary to rest our decision in these matters on this question.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959-Goods-Segregated in bonded ware houses-Sale of goods for consumption on board foreign ·going ships-Liability for sales tax. Central Sales Tax Act !956, s. 4(2) (a) and (b)-Goo'ds-Segre­ gated in bonded ware houses for delivery to foreign going vessels--Sale of such goods for consumption on board the ships-Whether case of ' export of goods-Whether liable to levy of State Sales Tax. Constitution of India, rt. 286( ! ) (b )-Concept of export--Defi­ nition of. The appeliant•company in Civil Appeal No. 642 llf 1974 was doing l: the business as ship chandler.

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to

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