M/s Sterling Foods, A Partnership Firm v. State of Karnataka and Another
3 SCC 469Reported decision1974#5751 most cited
What is M/s Sterling Foods, A Partnership Firm v. State of Karnataka and Another authority for?
Processing of raw materials like shrimps, prawns, and lobsters into edible food stuff, even involving cutting, peeling, deveining, cleaning, and freezing, does not change their original character or identity to make them a commercially new commodity.
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M/s Sterling Foods · State of Karnataka · Central Sales Tax Act 1956 · processing · raw materials · edible food stuff · original commodity · commercially new commodity · export · original character