Supreme Court of India

Sodhi Transport Co. & Anr, Etc. Etc. v. State of U.p, & Anr. Etc, Etc.

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Reported as [1986] 1 S.C.R. 939
Decided 20 March 1986

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the words contained in section 28-B of the Act only require the authoritles concerned to raise a rebuttable presumption that the goods must have been sold in the State if the transit pass is not handed over to the officer at the check-post or the barrier near the place of exist from the State.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Act, 1948/ Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Rules, 1948: s. 28- /r.87 - Constitutional Validity of - Goods - Transit qf through the State - Failure to surrender transit pass at check-post - Presumption of sale of goods within the State - Whether arises. c Indian Evidence Act, Provision of taxing presumption - Effect of. 1872: s.4 - Rebuttable presumption statute creating a rebuttable Words and Phrases: 'Shall presume' - Meaning of - s .4, Indian Evidence Act/s.28- Utcar Pradesh Sales Tax Act, 1948. Section 28 of the Uttar Pradesh Sales Twi: Act, 1948 authorises the State

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