Supreme Court of India

M/s. Cochin Port Trust v. State of Kerala

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Reported as [2015] 4 S.C.R. 343
Bench H.L. Dattu, R.K. Agrawal and Arun Mishra JJ.
Decided 22 April 2015

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the High Court G has not committed any error, whatsoever, and therefore, the civil appeal being devoid of any merit requires to be dismissed.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Kera/a General Sales Tax Act, 1963 - s. 2(viii) - Dealer - Exigibility to sales tax - Port trust, statutory authority constituted for rendering port services - Engaged c in the activity of dealing in scrap items, in the nature of sale transactions besides its statutory functions - Port trust- Assessee, whether a dealer under the Act and liable to pay sales tax - Held: Activity carried out by the assessee-Port Trust fall within the meaning of "dealer" u/s. 2(viii) and thus, assessable to tax under the Act - Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Dismissing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1.1 Definition of

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