TMI Blog1979 (1) TMI 225X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... following question of law for the opinion of this Court: "Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the framing of pictures amounted to 'sales' within the meaning of the Act and liable to tax as such?" The reference is being treated as a revision in view of the amendment in the law. The facts to dispose of the revision are very short. The assessee framed pictures for its cu ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Tribunal, Main Bench, dated 17th March, 1977. Inter alia, the surviving question which was the main contention before the Tribunal was whether an assessment could be made on the turnover of a partnership firm, which has been dissolved, by invoking the provisions of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act of 1939. The admitted fact is that the respondent, an assessee-firm, was dissolved with effect f ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t the question is whether there was such a taxing provision under the 1939 Act. The learned counsel questions the order of the Tribunal which gave relief on the ground that, in the absence of a taxing provision in the 1939 Act, which is the essential basis of taxation, no such undertaking by the taxing authorities to assess a dissolved firm and its dealings can be thought of. The learned Governmen ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... been passed." This is, therefore, a straight answer to the non-availability of the taxing power with the taxing authorities to get into the net of taxation the dealings of a dissolved firm which was functioning when the 1939 Act was in force. We said extrinsically also because the order of the Tribunal is unassailable, for, the principle had been laid down by the Supreme Court in State of Pu ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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