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Issues: Whether windscreen glass sold by the assessee was classifiable under Entry 11 of Part E of the First Schedule to the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 as glass and glassware taxable at 12%, or under Entry 43(ii) of Part D of the First Schedule as parts and accessories of motor vehicles taxable at 8%.
Analysis: The disputed goods were found to be supplied by a dealer in automobile glass to automobile manufacturers, and the user theory was applied to ascertain the commercial character of the goods. Entry 43(ii) specifically covered parts and accessories of motor vehicles, while Entry 11 was a general entry for glass and glassware. When a commodity answers a special entry, that entry governs classification rather than the general residuary description. The reasoning was supported by the principle that motor vehicle screens or windscreens are to be treated as motor vehicle parts and not as ordinary glassware.
Conclusion: The windscreen glass fell under Entry 43(ii) of Part D and was taxable at 8%. The classification adopted by the Revenue was incorrect and the answer was in favour of the assessee.
Final Conclusion: The revision succeeded, and the assessment was set aside to the extent it treated the disputed turnover as taxable under the higher-rate glass entry.
Ratio Decidendi: Where a commodity is specially described in the tariff or schedule as a component or accessory of a motor vehicle, that specific description prevails over a general entry for glass or similar goods, and classification must follow the commercial user and predominant identity of the goods.
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