Supreme Court of India

Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd. v. Asstt. Commissioner, Commercial Taxes & Anr.

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Reported as [2010] 7 S.C.R. 993
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 8 July 2010

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that the order under 0 challenge requires interference by this Court.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Kera/a General Sales Tax Act, 1963: s.5(3) - Printing of newspaper - Ink purchased for use c in the manufacture/printing of newspapers - Declaration furnished by assessee under Form 18 - Authorities issued notice imposing penalty on the ground that printing newspaper did not amount to manufacture and therefore declaration under Form 18 was not correct - Plea of assessee 0 that s.5(3) was amended on 1.4.2000 and the amended section did not contemplate any manufacturing activity - Held: Material amendment were carried out in s.5(3)- Despite the amendments, the format of Form 18 was not amended

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