- HC : Notification prescribing recovery of Clean-Environment-Cess in lieu of Statutory Procedure intra-vires; Upholds validity
- Tribunal : PepsiCo’s ‘Nimbooz’, ‘Slice’ and ‘Tropicana’ taxable as fruit drinks at 4%/5.5% KVAT, not 14%/14.5%
- SC : ‘Sharbat’ deriving identity from fruit content, is fruit drink; Applies common-parlance, essential-character test
- HC : Test report not invalid merely because samples tested in two labs; Upholds DRI seizure
- SC : Copy of SC-judgment quashing demand on 'Naphtha' predominantly used for fertilizer-production despite partial non-fertilizer use
Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) constituted to look into grievances of Transporters JAC, inter alia recommends - (i) waiver of VAT (lease tax) from November 8, 2011 till date on oil tankers, and that future taxes shall be collected from oil companies by deducting tax at source from bills payable, (ii) transport lories carrying single load goods will not be insisted for declarations in Forms 650 & 651 at check posts; Accordingly, Andhra Pradesh Revenue Dept directs all concerned Depts to take necessary action immediately thereto
APVAT Order GOR. Rt. No 919 dated September 30, 2015
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