Supreme Court of India

The State of Maharashtra & Ors. v. Prism Cement Limited & Anr

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Reported as [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1861
Bench Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Pankaj Mithal JJ.
Decided 12 February 2025

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above facts and circumstances, on the above short point, the State Government was not competent to issue the impugned notices for revising the assessment of the assessee-respondent and to demand the exempted tax only for the reason that the assessee- respondent has not submitted Form ‘C’ and ‘D’ in support of inter-State sale, trade & commerce.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the amendment to s.8(5) of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (CST Act), introduced by the Finance Act, 2002, applies retrospectively to take away tax exemption benefits granted under the Package Scheme of Incentives, 1993 (PSI 1993). Whether the State Government was justified in taking away a right accured to the assessee-respondent on mere prospective amendment of s.8(5) without revoking the Entitlement Certificate dated 24.03.1998 without notice or opportunity of hearing. Headnotes† Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 – s.8(5) – Amendment of s.8(5) of the Central Sales

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