1977 (4) TMI 154

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.... has been referred for the opinion of this court: "Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the assessee could be said to be a dealer liable to tax in respect of the transaction in dispute?" It is not necessary to give the facts in detail as admittedly the assessee carried on business both on his own account as well as for commission. The account books were accepted. The a....

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....dealer within the meaning of section 2(c) of the U.P. Sales Tax Act. But the assessee did not challenge even in his application under section 11(4) of the Act the findings of the authorities as to the manner in which he carried on his business. Hence we cannot go behind such finding of fact. What we have to examine in this reference is the correctness of the inference of law from those findings of....

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....it and transfer the property in the goods to the purchaser. Whether an agent has authority to transfer the title in the goods will depend on facts of each case. The sales tax authorities considered the statement of the partner of the firm for which the assessee acted as a commission agent. He has admitted that certain transactions were carried on by the assessee even In the absence of the culti....

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....were passed on by him on his own to the purchasers in the absence of the cultivators. The preparation of cash memos without mentioning the name of the purchaser, passing of the title in the goods in the absence of cultivators, the responsibility for shortage and giving advance to purchasers are circumstances which establish that the assessee was a dealer carrying on business on his own account. ....