TMI Blog1973 (7) TMI 106X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... atteries attracting liability to sales tax; and (2) what is the rate of tax to be charged on the transactions, if they are treated as taxable sales? The petitioners have supplied batteries to various customers and their contention was that they merely reconditioned the batteries of their customers by replacing the worn-out parts like plates, separators, etc., and recharged them for use and that ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... itioned, that the petitioners themselves should have purchased the old batteries and after reconditioning them, sold the same to the various customers as a finished product for a specified price ranging from Rs. 100 to Rs. 150 and that, therefore, they are liable to be taxed as regular sales effected by the petitioners. The Appellate Assistant Commissioner also agreed with the view of the assess ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ies have not been shown to have been supplied by the customers. But we are of the view that all the authorities below have concurrently found that the petitioners have not produced any material to show that the old batteries were supplied by the customers. It is not, therefore, possible to accept the case put forward by the petitioners that they merely reconditioned the batteries belonging to the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n Schedule I. The learned counsel for the petitioners contends that item 3 of Schedule I will take in only such of those articles which can be adapted for use generally as parts and accessories of motor vehicles and it will not include "battery" which does not need any adaptation for use as part of a motor vehicle. But, we are of the view that the "batteries" having been specifically referred to ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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