IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
R.RAGHUNANDAN RAO, T.C.D.SEKHAR
Shilpa Medicare Limited – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India, Represented By Its Secretary Ministry Of Finance (Department Of Revenue) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. details of the petitioner's business and transfer agreement. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. ruling by the authority for advance ruling and subsequent appeal. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. arguments of the petitioner regarding the tax status of the transfer. (Para 8) |
| 4. counterarguments from the deputy commissioner regarding tax implications. (Para 9) |
| 5. legal definitions of supply under the cgst act. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 6. past rulings impacting definition of business transfer. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 7. exemption of transfer of business as a service under gst. (Para 16 , 17) |
| 8. interpretation of provisions for input tax credit transfer. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 9. discretion of court on inter-state input tax credit. (Para 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 10. final ruling of the court. (Para 24) |
Order :
R.Raghunandan Rao, J.
Heard Sri V. Raghuraman, the learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Anil Kumar Bezawada, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri P.S.P. Suresh Kumar, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents.
2. The petitioner herein is a limited company which undertakes Research and Development in Pharmaceuticals including active pharmaceutical ingredients, formulation of molecules and manuf
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