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West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1954

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NIRMAL KUMAR PARSANversusCOMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES & ORS.

2020 INSC 60Dismissed

The appellants imported cigarettes, stored them in a bonded warehouse in West Bengal and sold them to the master of a foreign‑going ship as ship stores without paying customs duty. They claimed the sales were "in the course of import" and therefore exempt from West Bengal sales tax under the 1954 …

BHAI JASPAL SINGH AND ANR.versusASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES AND ORS.

2010 INSC 722Dismissed

The appellant, a small‑scale fruit‑processing unit, claimed exemption from West Bengal sales tax on the basis of Notification No. 1428‑FT dated 26‑May‑1994, asserting that its investment in plant and machinery was below Rs.5 lakhs after accounting for depreciation. The assessing authority held that …

SUN OIL COMPANY (P) LTD. AND ANR.versusSTATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

1998 INSC 376Dismissed

Sun Oil Company Ltd., a registered dealer and small‑scale industry, obtained a certificate under Section 4‑AA of the West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1954 exempting it from "tax" for the period 14‑Jan‑1980 to 14‑Jan‑1985. Despite this, the company was assessed a turnover tax under Section 4‑AAA for part …

CALCUTTA JUTE MANUFACTURING CO. AND ANR.versusCOMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER AND ORS.

1997 INSC 532Dismissed

The appellants, Calcutta Jute Manufacturing Co. and others, were assessed a turnover tax under Section 6‑B of the Bengal Finance (Sales Tax) Act, 1941 after their challenge to the provision’s constitutional validity was rejected. While they paid the tax, the West Bengal government later introduced …

STATE OF WEST BENGALversusO.P. LODHA AND ANR.

1997 INSC 335Appeal(s) allowed

The respondent firm, M/s Prakash Trading Corporation, sold goods both on its own account and as a commission agent for 24 disclosed principals. The Commercial Tax Officer assessed sales tax under Section 6‑B of the Bengal Finance (Sales Tax) Act, 1941 on the firm’s total turnover, including the …

CALCUTTA IRON MERCHANTSversusCOMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES AND ANR.

1996 INSC 306Disposed off

The case concerned dealers of iron and steel who, under the Bengal Finance (Sales Tax) Act, 1941, were required to transport goods with a declaration signed by the consignor as mandated by Rule 89A(2). The dealers contended that the rule unfairly placed the burden of producing the declaration on …

KRISHAN CHANDER DUTIA (SPICE) PVT. LTDversusCOMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER AND ORS.

1994 INSC 89Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, K.C.D. Pvt. Ltd., bought whole black pepper and whole turmeric in West Bengal, ground them into powder, and sold the powder. It argued that under the West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1954, the powdered forms are the same goods as the whole forms, already taxed at the first point of sale, …