Supreme Court of India

State of Tamil Nadu v. Shakti Estates & Anr.

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Reported as [1989] 1 S.C.R. 408
Bench Sabyasachi Mukherji J.
Decided 1 February 1989

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons discussed above, we allow the appeals and set aside the order of the High Court and tribunal in these cases.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

c Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959: Section 2(d) and (g)­ Assessee-Acquiring reserve forest for coffee and cardamom plantation unwanted trees felled-Sold as firewood, timber, sleepers and charcoal-Assessee whether liable to sales tax-'Adventure in the nature oftrade'-What is. The respondent in each of the appeals is the assessee. It wa• a firm of 10 individuals. They acquired a reserve forest, by a lease which entitled them to enjoy the usufruct of the forest by its exploitation. The partnership deed provided that the firm will carry on the development and exploitation of lands. The

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