CESTAT
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

The Tribunal opined that once the coal companies have charged sales tax/VAT at the appropriate rate on the sale of coal to appellant and in turn, appellant has charged sales tax/VAT to the consumers of coal, the transaction is one of sale/purchase and not of rendering service.

sales tax on credit note
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In a 106 pages long verdict, the Supreme Court has decided whether a credit note issued by a manufacturer to a dealer of automobiles in consideration of the replacement of a defective part, using spare parts from dealer’s own stock or from an open market, in the automobile sold pursuant to a warranty agreement being collateral to the sale of the automobile, will be exigible to sales tax.

sales tax for tea blending
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“When a legitimate expectation of a specific outcome is created by a public authority, the said public authority is required to take into account such expectation created by it when making a decision that affects the interests of the individual or group”Justice Krishna Murari