Allahabad High Court High Court

The Commissioner ,Trade Tax vs Indolube Refineries Industrial … on 27 January, 2010

Allahabad High Court
The Commissioner ,Trade Tax vs Indolube Refineries Industrial … on 27 January, 2010
Court No. - 33

Case :- SALES/TRADE TAX REVISION No. - 544 of 2002

Petitioner :- The Commissioner ,Trade Tax
Respondent :- Indolube Refineries Industrial Estate
Petitioner Counsel :- S.C.
Respondent Counsel :- B.J.Agrawal,P.Agrawal

Hon'ble Bharati Sapru,J.

The dispute in the aforesaid revision relates to the
assessment year 1989-90. The questions of law
referred to are hereunder:

“I. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of
the case, the Trade Tax Tribunal was legally
justified to set aside the tax imposed on the
purchases of used mobile oil by observing that the
used mobile oil is not covered by the entry of old
discarded unserviceable or obsolete machinery
stores etc. despite the Hon’ble High Court has held
otherwise in the case of Commissioner, Trade Tax
vs. Industrial Lubricants
1984-STI-Allahabad High
Court-270 ?”

II. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of
the case, the Trade Tax Tribunal was legally
justified to hold that the refining of mobile oil from
used and burnt mobile oil is not manufacturing ?
III. Whether the order of the Tribunal is correct in
view of the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court
in the case of B.P.Oil Mill vs. Sales Tax Tribunal
1998-U.P.T.C.-1020 and M/s Chaugley and Co. vs.
Union of India,
1981-UPTC.-702 ?”
Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused
the record.

The above questions of law have been set at rest by
this Court inter parties in T.T.R. No.757 of 1995
decided on 19.8.2003 and has been decided against
the department
Respectfully following the aforesaid judgment both
the revision is dismissed.

Order Date :- 27.1.2010
AKJ