Supreme Court of India

M/s Reckitt Benckiser (india) Ltd. v. Commissioner Commercial Taxes & Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 4 S.C.R. 63
Bench M. R. Shah and Krishna Murari JJ.
Decided 10 April 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reason stated above, present appeal succeeds in part.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Kerala VAT Act, 2003 – s. 6(1)(d), Entry No.44(5)of t he III Schedule – Entry 27(4) and 66 of notification SRO 8 2/06 – Appellant’s case that the products (i) Mosquito Mat s, Coils and Vaporizers; and (ii) Mortein Insect Killers; (iii) Harpic Toilet Cleaner and Lizol Floor Cleaners were classifiable under Entry No. 44(5) of the III Schedule to the Kerala VAT Act as being ‘pesticides, insecticides’ corresponding to HSN Code 3808 and therefore subjec t to VAT at the rate of 4% – With respect to the product at (iv) Dettol Antiseptic Liquid, it was the case on behalf of the appellant that ‘Dettol

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