1992 (3) TMI 336

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....strue section 5(2) of the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957 ("the Karnataka Act", for short) which reads: "Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5), a dealer registered under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, shall, whatever be the quantum of his total turnover, be liable to pay tax at the rate specified in this Act on the sale of any goods which he has purchased in the course of interSt....

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....ing the assessment year 1981-82 because (i) he was not registered as a dealer under the Central Act during that period, and (ii) because his turnover fell below the minimum specified in the Karnataka Act. His contentions were rejected. The Karnataka Appellate Tribunal took the view that section 5(2) did not specifically say that the dealer should be a registered dealer under the Central Act during....

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....se his turnover falls short of the minimum prescribed by the Karnataka Act must be rejected. However, we find substance in the contention that the petitioner is not liable to pay tax under section 5(2) because, for the relevant assessment year, he was not a dealer registered under the Central Act. In our view, the words "a dealer registered under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956" mean a dealer who....