Supreme Court of India

M/s. Tata Motors Ltd. v. The Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (spl) & Anr.

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Reported as [2019] 3 S.C.R. 835
Bench L. Nageswara Rao and Sanjay Kishan Kaul JJ.
Decided 5 February 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the issue raised is required to be looked into by a larger Bench.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Sales Tax :– Liability towards, in respect of the free replacement of defective parts in motor vehicles, during the period of warranty – Appel lant, dealer of Tata Motors – Warranty is given to the purchaser for free replacement of defective parts, during the period of war ranty – To facilitate this, the dealer is obliged to keep a stock o f spare parts – Sales tax is paid on the stock of spare parts so purchased from Tata Motors – Defective parts are sent back by the dealer to Tata M otors and credit note may be given by Tata Motors for the said parts – Plea of Revenue that sales tax is

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