Supreme Court of India

Karnataka Pawn Brokers Asson. and Ors. Etc. v. State of Karnataka and Ors.

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Reported as [1998] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 461
Bench S.P. Bharucha and K. Venkataswami JJ.
Decided 29 October 1998

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Judgment, page 21

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Sales Tax: Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957, Sections 2(1-2), (k) & (t)-Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959, Sections 2(d), (g) & (n)- 'Dealer' and 'business'- Meaning and scope of-Pawnbrokers causing sale of articles/goods through statutory auctioneer on default of pawner to redeem the pledged articles­ Held, such activities satisfy the definition of "dealer" as well as the definition of "business"-Hence, pawnbrokers are required to pay sales tax on such sale-Further held, that in such cases neither the pawner nor the statutory auctioneer is a dealer liable to pay sales

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