Supreme Court of India

State of Gujarat v. Cadila Healthcare Ltd.

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Reported as [2022] 6 S.C.R. 819
Bench M. R. Shah and Sanjiv Khanna JJ.
Decided 11 July 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above facts and as the issue in question is in the academic interest and as there is no revenue implication as there are no tax dues and therefore there is zero tax effect, we close the present proceedings keeping the larger question on the Common Parlance Test open, to be considered in an appropriate case in a like matter.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Gujarat Sales Tax Act, 1969: Entry 25 of Schedule I , Entry 26(1) of Schedule II Part – Product “KADIPROL” so ld by the assessee – Classification as, Poultry Feed under En try 25 of Schedule I or as a Drug and Medicine under Entry 26(1) of Schedule II Part – Assessee classified the product as poultry fe ed whereas the Department held that it should be classified as drug and medici ne – Order passed by the High Court that Kadiprol would be classifi ed as poultry feed – On appeal, held: In the judgment pa ssed by the High Court there was no detailed and in-depth examin ation of the facts –

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