THE COMMISSIONER OF SALES TAX, LAHORE Versus MESSRS SULEMAN & CO.

ORDER

1. NASIM HASAN SHAH, J . ‑This order will govern Civil Petitions for Special Leave to Appeal Nos. 710 and 711 of 1976, 200 of 1977 and 155 and 156 of 1978 as the question involved in all of them is similar, namely, in Civil Petitions for Special Leave to Appeal Nos. 710 and 711 of 1976 whether springs for motor cars are products of hammer work and, therefore, exempt from sales tax ride Item No. IS of Notification No. 3 dated 16‑3‑52; and in Civil Petitions for Special Leave to Appeal Nos. 200 of 1977, 155 and 156 of 1978 whether kerosine oil stoves are products of foundry and hammer work and, therefore, exempt from sales tax under Item No. 15 of Notification No. 9 dated 27‑6‑51.

2. The High Court held in all these cases that the question raised was one, no fact and that the Tribunal had found as a matter of fact that the articles in question were products of hammer work and no issue of law was involved Clearly the question as to what process it used for manufacture of a particular article is a question of fact and not a question of law, which could have been agitated before the High Court in reference proceedings.

3. The orders passed by the High Court in refusing to interfere with the orders of Income‑tax Tribunal being perfectly correct, these petitions (C. P. S. L. As. Nos. 710 and 711/76, 200/77 and 155 and 156/78 directed against the said orders must, therefore, fail and are accordingly dismissed.

4. Petitions dismissed.