Supreme Court of India

Pardeep Aggarbatti, Ludhiana Etc. v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 692
Bench S.P. Bharucha and S.C. Sen JJ.
Decided 23 October 1997

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the judgment under appeal is erroneous and must be set aside.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Punjab General Sales Tax Act, 1948 : Schedule -Entry 16-Scope of-Appellant a registered dealer of 'Dhoop' and 'Aggarbatti '-Assessment to sales tax-Levy of sales tax on the basis that 'Dhoop' and 'Aggarbatti' were covered by· 'perfumery '-Writ challenging the levy allowed by a single Judge of the High Court-On appeal Division Bench reversed the decision of single Judge-Appeal before Supreme Court-Held the word "perfumery" in Entry No. 16 draws colour from the words 'cosmetics' and 'toilet goods' therein-So read, the word 'perfumery' in the said Entry can only refer to such articles of

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