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Issues: Whether silver ingots obtained by smelting old and unserviceable silver ornaments fall within item 15 of Schedule I to the Madras General Sales Tax Act as "bullion pure or alloy and specie", and therefore cannot be subjected to reassessment as multi-point taxable goods.
Analysis: Item 15, as amended, had to be read in the light of its legislative background and the commercial understanding that prompted the amendment. The expression "bullion" had earlier been construed too narrowly, and the amendment by adding "alloy" showed an intention to bring within the entry precious metals not confined to perfectly refined metal. The earlier Division Bench view that gold alloys used for jewellery fell within the entry supported this construction. Silver ingots produced by smelting old silver articles were not excluded merely because they were not pure or of any particular standard, since impure silver would still answer the description of alloy. The assessing authority relied only on the Tribunal's view and gave no independent reasoning.
Conclusion: The silver ingots sold by the assessee fell within item 15 of Schedule I, and the reassessment treating the turnover as multi-point taxable could not stand.
Final Conclusion: The assessee succeeded in challenging the reassessment, and the impugned order was quashed.
Ratio Decidendi: Under item 15 of Schedule I, the expression "bullion pure or alloy and specie" includes silver ingots made from smelted silver ornaments, because alloyed or impure precious metal is covered by the entry when construed in its commercial and legislative context.
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