1976 (9) TMI 160

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....d for the opinion of this court by the Additional Revising Authority, Sales Tax, Varanasi: "Whether, in view of the above facts and in the circumstances of the case, the purchase turnover of gur amounting to Rs. 1,000 would be exempt from tax in view of the provisions of section 3-D(3) even if the total turnover of the dealer is above Rs. 12,000?" The assessee carried on business in gur, kerana....

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....4) Gur Rs. 3,000. The assessee filed an appeal which was partly allowed only on the question of quantum. The appellate court maintained the turnover of foodgrains as determined by the Sales Tax Officer but reduced the turnover of gur by Rs. 2,000. The assessee filed a revision which has been allowed. The revising authority estimated the turnover of foodgrains below Rs. 25,000 and, therefore, st....

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....purchases. In 1959 the definition of "turnover" was amended and it read as "the aggregate amount for which goods are supplied or distributed by way of sale or bought by a dealer........" Section 3-D(1) levies tax on the turnover of first purchases of goods made by a dealer as may be notified from time to time by the State Government. Section 3-D(3) lays down the minimum for purposes of determin....

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....cannot be taken into consideration as has been held by a Division Bench of this Court in Commissioner of Sales Tax v. Nand Kishore Gauri Shanker[1974] 33 S.T.C. 117; 1973 U.P.T.C. 609. The payment of tax on each item shall, however, be determined in accordance with the notifications issued from time to time by the State Government. For instance the turnover of foodgrains being below Rs. 25,000 sha....