Supreme Court of India

State of Karnataka v. M/s Pro Lab & Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [2015] 1 S.C.R. 808
Bench H.L. Dattu, A.K. Sikri and Arun Mishra JJ.
Decided 30 January 2015

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the argument of the respondent assessees that ACC Ltd. case did not over-rule Rainbow Colour Lab's case is, therefore, clearly misconceived.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Kamataka Sales Tax Act, 1957.· Entry 25 of Schedule VI - Constitutional validity of - Legislative competence of State Legislature to levy tax for processing and supply of photographs, photo prints and photo negatives challenged - Challenge also to the retrospective effect given to said entry - Held: By virtue of clause 29- of Article 366, the State Legislature is empowered to segregate the goods part of the o Works Contract and impose sales tax thereupon - Entry 54, List II empowers the State Legislature to enact a law taxing sale of goods - Sales tax, being a subject-matter into the State

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