Supreme Court of India

Aluva Sugar Agency v. State of Kerala

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Reported as [2011] 11 S.C.R. 206
Bench Dr. Mukundakam Sharma and Anil R. Dave JJ.
Decided 7 September 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that E the conclusion arrived at by the Tribunal to the effect that margarine is an edible oil is correct and, therefore, the appellant is entitled to benefit of reduced rate of 4%.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Kera/a General Sales Tax Act, 1963: Second Schedule, Entry 17 - Margarine used for preparing bakery products and confectionaries - Taxability @ 4% or 8% - Held: Margarine is used as a substitute for butter and is used in preparation of food articles specially for preparing bakery products and also used in confectionary industry - For manufacturing margarine, refined and/or hydrogenated oils of sun-flower, soyabean, cotton seed, pa/moline, palm and sesame are used - Like butter, margarine also contains almost 80% fat and remaining constituents of margarine are edible things which are added

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