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TMI Blog1970 (9) TMI 98X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tted this reference under section 11(3) of the U.P. Sales Tax Act for the opinion of this court on the following two questions: "(1) Whether under the circumstances of the case the steel trays are hardware taxable at 3 per cent. as per Notification No. S.T. 1367/X-1045 (19)-1960 dated 5th April, 1961, or are unclassified items taxable at the general rate of 2 per cent. during the years 1963-64 a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hereas according to the assessee, the two items do not fall within that notification, but are unclassified items assessable at the rate of 2 paise per rupee as provided in section 3 of the Act. The judge (Revisions) has finally held that the tin trays and tin calendars manufactured and sold by the assessee do not fall within the notification of 5th April, 1961, but they are unclassified items taxa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... is not the dictionary meaning that has to be given to an entry in a notification under the U.P. Sales Tax Act. Where no definition is given in the Act itself, a particular entry has to be understood in the commercial sense. It was held by the Bench in that case that hardware and mill-stores are allied trades and that mill-stores comprise of items like small tools and spare parts of machinery and ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n question cannot be considered to be items of hardware and as such are not taxable under the notification of 5th April, 1961, but would be taxable as unclassified items at the rate of 2 per cent. under section 3 of the Act. We answer the two questions accordingly. The assessee is entitled to its costs which we assess at Rs. 100, one set only. Reference answered accordingly. - - TaxTMI - TM ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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