VAT Not Applicable for Out-of-State Sales in Gujarat; Sweetening Natural Gas Not Considered Manufacturing.

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....Levy of VAT / Sales Tax - Since the the sale of goods has taken place outside the State of Gujarat, the question as to whether or not subjecting the Natural Gas to the process of sweetening amounts to manufacture becomes redundant, and hence, it not necessary to enter into the merits of the question as to whether or not the processing of the Natural Gas at ONGC’s sweetening and separation facility at Hazira, whereby the sour gas is converted into sweetened gas, amounts to manufacture. - HC....