COMMNR. OF CUSTOMS (IMPORT), MUMBAI vs. M/S. DILIP KUMAR AND COMPANY
C.A. No.-003327-003327 - 2007Supreme Court30 Jul 2018
Bench: A Bench Of TwoJudges. The Matter Then Went Before A ThreeJudge Bench Consisting One Of Us (Ranjan Gogoi, J.). The Three Judge Bench Having Noticed The Unsatisfactory State Of Law As It Stands Today, Opined That The Dicta In Sun Export Case (Supra), Requires Reconsideration & That Is How The Matter Has Been Placed Before This Constitution Bench. 2
3 SCC 346 and State of West
Bengal vs. Kesoram Industries Limited, (2004) 10
SCC 201 [hereinafter referred as
‘Kesoram
Industries Case’ for brevity]. In the later decision,
a Bench of seven Judges, after citing the above
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passage from Justice G.P. Singh’s treatise, summed
up the following principles applicable to the
interpretation of a taxing statute