1975 (11) TMI 152

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....oyal series musk and some others described as cobra brand, jasmine, etc., manufactured by S.K. Kelkar & Co. Private Ltd., Bombay. When the turnover relating to these was sought to be taxed at single point as scent or perfume falling under entry 51 of the First Schedule to the Sales Tax Act, the assessee contended that these were mainly used for the manufacture of scented sticks, that they are raw ....

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....question are free from alcohol and normally a basic element of oil is included in that and that, therefore, could not come within the description of scent or perfume. In this connection, he also relied on the decision of this court reported in Mettur Sandalwood Oil Co. v. State of Madras[1965] 16 S.T.C. 9., which dealt with the case of sandalwood oil. This court held that the constituents of a per....

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.... argument that perfume would take in only substances, which emit fragrance in their natural state and would not include those which produce fragrance as a result of application of heat or the application of some foreign matter to induce the chemical reaction, which would result in the odours being released from the substance. The Supreme Court observed: "We are accordingly of the opinion that t....

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....that could not be put as a test by itself though that might also be a relevant test. In this case, the Tribunal had tested the sample and before us also the sample of these articles were produced. We find that it emanates a sweet and pleasant smell and it does not also appear to require sufficient heat for the odoriferous element to evaporate. Therefore, even the test propounded by this court in t....