High Court Rules Pizza and Sandwich Qualify as Cooked Food for Tax Exemption, Rejects Revenue Authority's Arguments.

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....Classification of goods - whether ‘pizza’ and ‘sandwich’ fall within the ambit of “cooked food” to claim benefit of exemption notification - The revenue has not brought on record any expert opinion, any scientific study or survey to prove that ‘pizza’ and ‘sandwich’ are in-fact not ‘cooked food’ - Merely by stating that cooked food is necessarily prepared on gas burner, with aid of oil/ghee and spices, using exclusively fresh ingredients and then served with traditional cutlery, the Additional Commissioner arrived at the conclusion ‘pizza’ or ‘sandwich’ are not ‘cooked food’. - benefit of exemption allowed - HC....