Samosa is Cooked Food not Namkeen: Uttarakhand HC

Advertisement Sarva Shri Neeraj Misthan Bhandar Vs The Commissioner, Commercial Tax (Uttarakhand High Court) In this case, we are concerned with the question as to whether Samosa is to be treated as namkeen or cooked food and we are not asked to pronounce upon whether it is to be treated as unclassified items, the choice is narrowed down to whether it is to be treated as namkeen or as cooked food. If we apply the test as to whether it is consumable in the sense that it would be ready to be eaten unlike the case of fryums, there can be no manner of doubt that samosas are cooked food. This if...