BALABHAGAS HULASCHAND versus STATE OF ORISSA

BALABHAGAS HULASCHAND versus STATE OF ORISSA

An agreement to sell, provided it contains a stipulation regarding movement and passing of property, and occasions movement of goods from one State to another that results in a concluded sale, constitutes a sale in the course of inter-State trade under s. 3(a) of the Central Sales Tax Act, empowering the State from which goods move to levy tax.

Parties
Appellant: Balabhagas Hulaschand; Appellant: Kalu Ram Ramkaran; Respondent: State of Orissa
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
09 December 1975
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Judgment on Appeals by Special Leave
Outcome
Appeals dismissed
Legal Topics
Inter State Sale, Central Sales Tax, Definition of Sale, Passing of Title, Movement of Goods, Sales Tax Levy
Tax Law Constitutional Law Commercial Law Inter State Sale Central Sales Tax Definition of Sale Passing of Title Movement of Goods +1 more

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Parties

Balabhagas Hulaschand

Appellant

Kalu Ram Ramkaran

Appellant

State of Orissa

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Judgment on Appeals by Special Leave

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether movement of goods in pursuance of an agreement to sell constitutes an inter-State sale under s. 3(a) of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956
  2. 2 Whether the transaction is covered by the Central Sales Tax Act when sale is concluded in a different state than where goods originated
  3. 3 Whether an agreement to sell, including forward contracts or contracts for unascertained or future goods, falls within the ambit of s. 3(a)

Ratio Decidendi

An agreement to sell, provided it contains a stipulation regarding movement and passing of property, and occasions movement of goods from one State to another that results in a concluded sale, constitutes a sale in the course of inter-State trade under s. 3(a) of the Central Sales Tax Act, empowering the State from which goods move to levy tax.

Court Disposition

Appeals dismissed