Supreme Court of India

Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd. v. State of Karnataka & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 17 S.C.R. 856
Bench Arun Mishra, M. R. Shah and B. R. Gavai JJ.
Decided 4 December 2019

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the Charter Party Agr eement tantamount to a deemed sale as there was a transfer of right to use the vessel as provided in Article 366(29A)(d) read with secti on 5C or section 2(j) of the Karnataka Sales Tax Act.

Judgment, page 61

From the headnote

Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957: s.5C r/w. Art.366(29A)(d) of the Constitution of In dia – Charter Party Agreement – By the company (owner of the ship) with Manglore Port Trust for a period of six months – Notifi cation by the Revenue asking the company to get itself reg istered as a dealer under the Act, as the agreement attracted tax u/s .5C of the Act – The company repudiated its exigibility to tax on the ground that it had not transferred the rights to the Port Trust – Writ petition inter alia on the ground that the Act does not extend to territo rial waters of India and hence State not

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