STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR. versus M/S. KARAM CHAND THAPPAR & BROS. LTD.

STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR. versus M/S. KARAM CHAND THAPPAR & BROS. LTD.

The supply of coal to the State of Rajasthan under contract and at prices fixed by the Colliery Control Order fulfilled all elements of a sale under the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, and transactions for the validated period (April 1, 1955, to September 6, 1955) are taxable, so the assessment is valid only to that extent.

Parties
Appellant: State of Rajasthan & Anr.; Respondent: M/s. Karam Chand Thappar & Bros. Ltd.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
27 August 1968
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appeal From Rajasthan High Court
Outcome
Appeal allowed in part
Legal Topics
Ingredients of Sale, Colliery Control Order, Inter State Sales, Sales Tax Laws Validation Act, Assessment Procedure
Taxation Law Sales Tax Ingredients of Sale Colliery Control Order Inter State Sales Sales Tax Laws Validation Act Assessment Procedure

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Parties

State of Rajasthan & Anr.

Appellant

M/s. Karam Chand Thappar & Bros. Ltd.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appeal From Rajasthan High Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether supply of coal at price fixed by Colliery Control Order constitutes a sale within the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act
  2. 2 Whether a composite order dealing with assessment year 1955-56 could be split up and validated only up to September 6, 1955 under Sales Tax Laws Validation Act

Ratio Decidendi

The supply of coal to the State of Rajasthan under contract and at prices fixed by the Colliery Control Order fulfilled all elements of a sale under the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, and transactions for the validated period (April 1, 1955, to September 6, 1955) are taxable, so the assessment is valid only to that extent.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed in part

Orders

  • A writ of mandamus will issue directing the State of Rajasthan not to realize sales tax except with regard to transactions of sale between April 1, 1955 and September 6, 1955, both days inclusive.
  • The Sales Tax Officer to make appropriate modifications in the order of assessment in compliance with this judgment.