L.G. Balakrishnan Brothers Ltd. And ... vs State Of Tamil Nadu And Ors. on 6 June, 2000
21. Thus, in the present case also, though specifications have been made regarding the nature of chassis, bus body, superstructure, etc. the foreign order really contemplated only sale and supply of buses and it was one indivisible contract for sale and supply of complete buses. Just because specifications have been given regarding chassis and bus body including the source of supply, it cannot be construed that the foreign order contemplated two constituents, namely, chassis and body. It is also relevant to note that form 14 of the Bombay Sales Tax Rules, 1959 contemplates free of tax in respect of goods purchased for resale in the course of inter-State trade or commerce or in the course of export out of the territory of India. Under the Central Act, for claim of exemption under Section 5(3), form H contemplates purchase of goods for the purpose of complying with the agreement or order of the foreign buyer or in relation to such export. Thus, the purchase contemplated in form H is also similar to the resale considered in form 14 of the Bombay Sales Tax Rules. Therefore, the decision of the Bombay High Court reported in [1995] 98 STC 330 (Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company Ltd. v, State of Maharashtra) is quite relevant to the present case.