Supreme Court of India

Maya Appliances (p) Ltd Now Known as Preethi Kitchen Appliances Pvt. Ltd. v. Addl.commissioner of Commercial Taxes & Ors

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Reported as [2018] 2 S.C.R. 250
Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 6 February 2018
Status Distinguished

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the requirement of reference of the disco unt in the tax invoice or bill of sale to qualify it for deduction has to be construed in relation to the transaction resulting in the final sale/ purchase price and not limited to the original sale sans the trade discount.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Karnataka Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 – r.3(2)(c) – Claim for deduction of trade discount from the total turnover – Appel lant’s case that it offers a quantity discount to its distribu tors depending on their performance during the previous quarter – ccording to appellant, the discount is offered in the regular course of business and the amount which it receives towards sales cons ideration is only the net amount exclusive of discount, on which VAT is collected – Appellant claimed the discount as a deduction fro m the total turnover while arriving at the taxable turnover und er the Act – High

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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