Word Coke - Indian Laws - General

Word Coke The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Coke is defined in the same dictionary as mineral coal deprived by dry distillation of its volatile constituents. In Webster s New International Dictionary , coke is defined as the solid left when a caking coal is deprived of its volatile constituents by heating in a retort or oven. In the Encyclopaedia Americana, Volume 7, at page 213, Coke is referred to as the solid residue, consisting chiefly of carbon, that is left behind when bituminous coal or petroleum or other liquid hydrocarbons are distilled in the absence of air. Coke made from coal and used as a fuel is by far the most important type of coke commercially. It is unnecessary to refer to the varieties of coke, namely, pitch coke, petroleum coke and calcined coke, referred to therein. K. VENKATARAMAN AND COMPANY AND OTHERS VERSUS DEPUTY COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, COIMBATORE IV AND OTHERS - 1971 (3) TMI 111 - MADRAS HIGH COURT