Supreme Court of India

C.T. Ltd. and Anr. v. Commercial Tax Officer and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 99
Bench A.M. Ahmadi, S.P. Bharucha and S.C. Sen JJ.
Decided 29 October 1996

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Sales Tax: Central Sales Tax Act, 1956: Section 5(3)-Export of tea-Contract between appellant and State Trading Corporation for supply of Tea­ Purchase of tea by appellants from auction brokers-Sales tax imposed- Claim for exemption from payment of sales tax-Rejected by Tribunal- On appeal, held: the purchase of tea by the appellants at the auction in faljilment of the export obligation was the penultimate sale in the course of export-Hence exempt from payment of sales tax. The appellants, engaged in tea business, had a contract with the State Trading Corporation (S.T. .) for supply of tea.

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