Supreme Court of India

M/s. George Oakes (p.) Ltd. v. State of Madras

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Bench T.L. Venkatarama Aiyyar J.
Decided 28 April 1961

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the aforesaid observations correctly give the true effect of s. 2 of the impugned Act, and s. 3 of the impugned Act is merely conse­ quential.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Sales Tax-Turnover-If includes tax collected by seller­ Decnzing statute-Constitutionality-Constitution of India, Entry 54, List II Seventh Schedule-Government of India Act, z935 (26 Geo. 5 GI Ed. 8 Ch. 2), Entry 48, List II, Sch. VII-Madras General Sales Tax Act, (Mad. Act IX of r939), ss. 2(i), 2(h), 8B­ M adras General Sales (Definition of Turnover and Validation of Assessments) Act, r954 (Mad. XV II of r954), ss. 2, 3-Turnover and Assessment Ruks, rr. 4, 5, 6.…

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