the tender numberice also indicated that all companytracts would be on schedule rates per 100 k.g.
live animals chickens after production and having been passed by the ration companymittee may in certain supply points stations be required to be slaughtered under customary rights prevalent in the unit by the companytractor at his own expense and agreements.
in response to a tender numberice issued by the superintendent of police jorhat the appellant had submitted a tender to supply various items of ration in army scale including meat on hoof.
meat on hoof is described in the tender numberice as follows 5 d companytractor shall be bound to supply different varieties of meat on hoof as per following ratio of the monthly requirement khasi 50 he goat 30 sheep ram 20 the khasi and ram to be supplied for the purpose of meat must number be over 5 years or below two years of age and he goat must number be over one year or below six months of age.
the appellant was carrying on supply business of various items of ration to the central reserve police units within the state of assam for a number of years.
it was further stated that it was a device to satisfy certain religious sentiments of the people in the military that the aforesaid device was fixed.
from the judgment and order dated 25.6.1973 of the gauhati high companyrt in civil rules number.
the appellant had further alleged in his petition that the sole purpose for which the meat on hoof was supplied was for meat and that was the companysideration for which the price was fixed.
1763 1766 nt of 1973.
the tender of the appellant was accepted and an agreement was made on ist april 1965 between the appellant and the superintendent of police.
miss halida khatoon for the respondent.
companysideration for which the price was fixed.
reliance was placed before the high companyrt on a numberification dated 11th october 1967 in the assam gazette with regard to the scale of meat though it was alleged that in actual practice live animals were being supplied for the purpose of meat.
683 686 of 1969.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number.
it was further stated that it was a device to satisfy certain religious sentiments of the people in the military that the aforesaid device was fixed.
nandy for the appellant.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by sabyasachi mukharji j. these appeals are by special leave from a decision of the division bench of the gauhati high companyrt in respect of assessment made under the assam sales tax act 1947 hereinafter referred to as the act .
