Supreme Court of India

State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. v. Kasturi Lal Har Lal

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Reported as [1987] 3 S.C.R. 756
Bench Sabyasachi Mukherji J.
Decided 3 August 1987

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the Sales Tax Officer in U.P. was not the appropriate authority either to impose G or collect the duty on inter-State sale.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Central Sales Tax Act, 1956-Sub-ss. (1) and (2) of s. 9-Read with s. 3(b)-'Appropriate State' having jurisdiction to impose and collect Central Sales Tax on sale of goods effected by transfer of docu­ ments of title to goods during their movement from one State to another .. Section 3 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 stipulates that a sale Y or purchase of goods shall he deemed to take place in the course of inter-State trade or commerce if the sale or purchase-(a) occasions the movement of goods from one State to another, or (b) is effected by a transfer of documents of title to the goods

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