INDIAN OIL CORPORATION versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, JULLUNDHAR AND ORS.

INDIAN OIL CORPORATION versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, JULLUNDHAR AND ORS.

Goods imported into a municipal area exclusively for export, with property and risk remaining with the importer until delivery outside the area, are not liable to octroi as such entry is not for consumption, use, or sale within the area; municipal taxation powers derived from Entry 52, List II, Schedule VII are subject to this constitutional limitation, and Section 113 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, must be read down accordingly.

Parties
Appellant: Indian Oil Corporation; Respondents: Municipal Corporation, Jullundhar and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
20 October 1992
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appeal by Special Leave Against High Court Judgment
Outcome
Appeal allowed; High Court judgment set aside.
Legal Topics
Octroi, Entry Tax, Scope of Municipal Taxing Powers, Interpretation of Statutory Levy, Export for Consumption Outside Local Area
Tax Law Municipal Law Constitutional Law Octroi Entry Tax Scope of Municipal Taxing Powers Interpretation of Statutory Levy Export for Consumption Outside Local Area

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Parties

Indian Oil Corporation

Appellant

Municipal Corporation, Jullundhar and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appeal by Special Leave Against High Court Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Municipal Corporation can levy octroi on petroleum products imported into the municipal area by IOC for re-export to dealers outside the area
  2. 2 Validity of Section 113 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 in light of Entry 52, List II, Schedule VII of the Constitution

Ratio Decidendi

Goods imported into a municipal area exclusively for export, with property and risk remaining with the importer until delivery outside the area, are not liable to octroi as such entry is not for consumption, use, or sale within the area; municipal taxation powers derived from Entry 52, List II, Schedule VII are subject to this constitutional limitation, and Section 113 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, must be read down accordingly.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; High Court judgment set aside.

Orders

  • Octroi is not chargeable on petroleum products imported by IOC into its depot for re-export to dealers outside municipal limits for sale, use, or consumption outside such limits.
  • High Court judgment and order in C.W.P. No. 3361 of 1984 set aside.