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TMI Blog1962 (2) TMI 69X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ion 9(3) of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. They relate to assessments under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. The period concerned in T.R.C. Nos. 7, 8 and 10 of 1961 is the financial year 1957-58, and the period concerned in T.R.C. Nos. 9 and 11 of 1961 is the period from 1st April, 1958 to 1st October, 1958. 2.. The sales concerned were of copra and coir. Of these, copra is item No, 37 of the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... enged before us. 4.. Sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, as it stood prior to the amendment effected by Central Act 31 of 1958, read as follows: "The tax payable by any dealer in any case not falling within subsection (1) in respect of the sale by him of any goods in the course of inter-State trade or commerce shall be calculated at the same rates and in the same man ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... if there is no liability under the State enactment, there can be no liability under the Central Act either. 6.. The entire basis for the submission on behalf of the Department is the latter portion of sub-section (2) of section 8 which says: "and for the purpose of making any such calculation any such dealer shall be deemed to be a dealer liable to pay tax under the sales tax law of the appropri ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ven if he is a dealer under both the enactments. he may be liable to taxation under the Central Act and not liable to taxation under the State enactment. 8.. For example, the General Sales Tax Act, 1125, provides a minimum turnover for the liability to taxation. A similar immunity from taxation for dealers with a turnover below a prescribed figure does not obtain in the Central Sales Tax Act, 19 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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