Supreme Court of India

The Associated Cement Companies Ltd. v. Government of Andhra Pradesh and Anr.

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Reported as [2006] 1 S.C.R. 149
Bench Ashok Bhan J.
Decided 4 January 2006

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For the reasons stated above. we do not find any merit in the appeal and dismiss the same leaving the parties to bear their own costs.

Judgment, page 20

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Y' Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act with Amendments; Section 6- and Entries 18 & 19 of the first Schedule/Constitution of India, 1950; Article 14: c Levy of sales tax on cement and its packing material-Differential rate of sales tax introduced by way of aniendment made in Entry 18 of the first schedule to the Act-Constitutionality-Challenge 10--Upheld by High Court- " On appeal, held: Taxable turnover under clause (a) of Entry 18 includes the value of the cement and the packing material while it is only the value of cement included under clause (b)-Thus, turnove~ basis under these clauses

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