Burmah Shell Oil Storage And ... vs The Commercial Tax Officer And Others ... on 27 September, 1961
(i) The term export has not been defined either in Article 280(1)(b) or in any of the article of the Constitution of India. Though the Apex Courts judgments in the case of the State of Kerala v. The Cochin Coal Company Ltd. [(1961) 2 STC 1 SC] and Burmah Shell Oil Storage & Distribution Co. of India v. Commercial Tax Officer & Others reported in (1960) 11 STC 764 (SC) explain the meaning of the term export, the ratio of these judgments which are with regard to export of goods, is not applicable for determining what constitutes the export of services. There is no question of Export of Services Rules, 2005, being in conflict with Article 286(1)(b) of the Constitution of India.