1993 (5) TMI 168

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....nd a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly has filed this petition under article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash annexures 2 and 3. Annexure 2 is a telegram dated April 30, 1993 sent by 2nd respondent, Commissioner of Taxes, Government of Assam, to all officers under him stating that Government contemplates granting exemption of taxes on pulses, mustard oil and rape-seed oil f....

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....es that: "Every dealer in taxable goods shall pay a tax on his turnover, at the rates specified in column 3 of the Schedule attached to this Act." The Act has not delegated any power to the State Government or to the Commissioner of Taxes to exempt from payment of tax any of the goods specified in Schedule to the Act, though Government has the necessary power under section 42 of the Act to add ....

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....he Act." 4.. Section 74 of the 1993 Act repeals the Assam Sales Tax Act, 1947 and Assam Finance (Sales Tax) Act, 1956 and certain other Acts. Section 7(1) of the 1993 Act states that every dealer liable to pay tax under any of the statutes repealed by this Act, shall from the appointed date, be liable to pay tax under this Act and on all goods other than the goods specified in Schedule I. The a....