TMI Blog1983 (3) TMI 245X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t"), the Board of Revenue has referred the following question of law to this Court for its opinion: "Whether in common parlance 'chapati' and 'tanduri roti' can be considered as 'bread' and exempted from sales tax under entry 8 of the First Schedule to the M.P. General Sales Tax Act, as held by Board of Revenue in the case?" 2.. The material facts giving rise to this reference briefly are as f ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ant Commissioner rejected the appeal. On further appeal, the Tribunal held that the expression "bread" in entry No. 8 also included "chapati" and "tanduri roti ". In this view of the matter, the Tribunal allowed the appeal. Hence at the instance of the department, the Tribunal has referred the aforesaid question of law to this Court for its opinion. 3.. The answer to the question referred to thi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of "bread", means "double roti". It is true that the expression "bread" was construed by some High Courts to include within its ambit "rotis" or "tanduri rotis". As that expression is capable of diverse meanings, the change in the language of entry No. 8 in the First Schedule to the Act can be looked into when the earlier entry is capable of more than one interpretation. In this connection, we ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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