Supreme Court of India

Indian Cement and Ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Ors.

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Reported as [1988] 2 S.C.R. 574
Bench Ranganath Misra and Murari Mohon Dutt JJ.
Decided 12 January 1988

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that a clear legislative policy can ' be found in the provisions of section 8(2)(b) of the Act. .. The policy of the law in this respect is that in case the rate tl of local sales tax be less than 10 per cent, in such an event c the dealer, if the case does not fall within section 8( 1) of the Act, should pay central sales tax at the rate o{ 10 per cent.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1957-Central Sales Tax Act, 1956--Challenge to validity of notifications issued under sub-section (I) of section 9 and sub-section (5) of section 8-Respective/y-Of-As hit by provisions of Part Xlll of the Constitution. y. c - The State of Andhra Pradesh in exercise of powers conferred nnder sub-section (I) of section 9 of the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1957, made an order on January 27, 1987, reducing the rate of tax on sale of Cement made to the manufacturing units of Cement products in the State. On the same date, the State of Andhra Pradesh

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