Judgment :- SRINIVASAN, J. The assessees in this case are dealers in groundnut oil and oil-cake. The only turnover in dispute is a sum of Rs. 1, 39, 452. That the sales involved in this turnover were inter-State sales is not in dispute. The assessing authority however held that the 'C' Forms furnished by the assessees under section 8(4) of the Central Sales Tax Act were defective and accordingly brought this turnover to tax at 7 per cent. instead of the concessional rate of tax of 1 per cent. An appeal to the Appellate Assistant Commissioner failed, as also a further appeal to the Tribunal. In order to understand the point in dispute, it is necessary to set out the details of the transactions leading to the sales. There were two transactions both of which were concerned with the supply of groundnut oil to Hindustan Lever Brothers of Calcutta. The first contract called for the supply of 200 candies of oil at Rs. 343 per candy. The assessees have three mills each at Tiruvannamalai, Villipuram and Vriddachalam. From each of these places they despatched part of the quantity contracted to be supplied, and the bill which they submitted to the purchaser was for a sum of Rs. 70, 485-41 nP. In respect of the second contract, which was also for a like quantity, despatches were made from the mills at Villipuram and Tiruvannamalai and the bill amount was Rs. 70, 128. The 'C' Form declarations furnished by the purchasing dealer, the Hindustan Lever Brothers of Calcutta, were however for slightly different amounts. In respect of the first transaction, as against the bill amount of Rs. 70, 485-41 nP., the 'C' Form was for Rs. 69, 672, and as against the second bill of Rs. 70, 128, the 'C' Form was for Rs. 69, 391-68 nP. It was explained by the assessees that the difference was due to the fact that the purchasing dealer granted the 'C' Form declaration in respect of the value of the oil alone, excluding the cost of packing, shipping expenses and f.o.b. charges. The Tribunal was not satisfied with this explanation. 69, 391-68 nP. It was explained by the assessees that the difference was due to the fact that the purchasing dealer granted the 'C' Form declaration in respect of the value of the oil alone, excluding the cost of packing, shipping expenses and f.o.b. charges. The Tribunal was not satisfied with this explanation. It purported to rely upon two decisions of this Court in T.C. No. 128 of 1961 (Since reported as Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes v. Manohar Brothers and T.C. No. 133 of 1961, in holding that the concessional rate of tax was not available to the assessees.It is difficult to accept the conclusion reached by the Tribunal in this regard. The two tax revision cases decided by this Court to which reference has been made by the Tribunal in its order have really no relevance. What was pointed out in those decisions was that the declaration should be furnished to the assessing authority in the manner prescribed by the rules and the production of these declarations long after the assessment before the appellate authority would not conform to the requirements of the rules. It was also pointed out that the declarations should contain certain specified particulars, the absence of which in the 'C' Form would disentitle the dealer to the concessional rate of tax under section 8(1) of the Act. In the present case there is no doubt whatsoever that the 'C' Forms pertain to these transactions. The 'C' Forms also cover the sale value of the oil that was the subject of the sale. Referring to the definition of "sale price" in the General Sales Tax Act, it clearly excludes the cost of freight or delivery where such cost is separately charged. The bills were produced before us in this connection and they clearly show that the f.o.b. and shipping charges were separately indicated in the bills in addition to the cost of the goods; such charges so separately indicated would not form part of the sale price as defined in that Act. The 'C' Form declarations furnished by the purchasing dealer are therefore correct in the sense that they declare the value of the goods purchased by that dealer. The 'C' Form declarations furnished by the purchasing dealer are therefore correct in the sense that they declare the value of the goods purchased by that dealer. The learned Additional Government Pleader concedes that since the bills set out these shipping charges separately, they would not form part of the sale consideration and their non-inclusion in the 'C' Form declarations is not therefore a vitiating circumstance.It follows therefore that the declarations are valid and no defect exists which justifies the rejection of the claim to the concessional rate of tax under section 8(1) of the Act. The petition is allowed. The assessees will be entitled to their costs. Counsel's fee Rs. 100.