Supreme Court of India

Deputy Commissioner of Sales-tax (law), Board of Revenue (taxes), Ernakulam v. Shiphy International, Alleppey

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Reported as [1988] 3 S.C.R. 98
Bench Sabyasachi Mukherji J.
Decided 7 March 1988

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Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Central Sales Tax Act, 1956-Section 5(3)-Export of fresh frog legs after freezing to avoid decomposition and decay-.c.Whether assessee entitled to benefit of the Section-Test to be applied in determination of character of commodity. The respondent-assessee bad purchased fresh frog legs and after removing the skin, ~ashing and removing dirt etc. and freezing it for the purpose of avoiding decomposition and decay exported the said frog legs and claimed entitlement to benefit of s. 5(3) of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. It was contended on behalf of the State that what was purchased as fresh

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