Supreme Court of India

Vasanthan Foundry v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1995] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 575
Bench B.P. Jeevan Reddy J.
Decided 9 August 1995

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that there is considerable force in the contention of the appellant.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 : Schedule II-Clause (i) of Entry 4-'Cast Iron Castings'-Sales Tax-Levy of-Government circular stating that rough cast iron castings . should be treated as different from cast iron-Quashing of-Held 'Cast Iron Casting' in its basic f onn is 'cast iron '-But products made by machining or polishing the rough cast iron castings cannot be regarded as 'cast iron casting'. The appellant-Foundry, manufacturer or rough Cast Iron Castings,. unsuccessfully challenged the validity of a circular dated 14th September, 1993 issued by the Special Commissioner and

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