Supreme Court of India

E.I.D. Parry (i) Ltd. v. Asst. Commr. of Commercial Taxes and Anr.

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 466
Bench G.T. Nanavati and V.N. Khare JJ.
Decided 17 December 1999

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the transport subsidy was a part of the consideration for which sugarcane was sold by the sugarcane growers to G the appellants.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

SALES TAX: Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959- Section 2(r), Explanation (2)(ii)-Turnover-planting subsidy paid to sugarcane growers as an incentive by sugar company for growing good quality sugarcane-Part of transport charges for bringing produce to factory gate borne by the company as per administrative instructions of State Government--whether part of taxable turnover-Held, Planting subsidy and transport charges constitute '"turnover"- Madras Sugar Factories Control Act, 1949-Sugarcane ( ontro/) Order, I 966. Section 12(2), (5)-Penalty-Failure to include planting subsidy and transport

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