IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD
M.NAGAPRASANNA
Noorahamed Mujawar Civil Contractor And Material Supplier Represented By Its Proprietor Noorahamed F Mujawar – Appellant
Versus
Commercial Tax Officer, LGSTO-310, D. C. Compound, Dharwad – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner's request for judicial relief. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. contention regarding tax burden transition from vat to gst. (Para 3 , 4) |
ORDER :
(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA)
1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer:
“I. The Petitioner most respectfully prays that this Hon’ble High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or a direction in the nature of a Writ quashing the impugned adjudication order bearing no.CTO/LGSTO-310/ORDER-74/50/2024-25/B-
5458, dated 04.02.2025, for the period 2017-2018 (vide Annexure-B) passed by the respondent No.1 II. Pass such other Order or further Orders as this Hon’ble Court may deems fit in the facts and circumstances of this case, in the interest of justice and equity.
III. This Hon’ble High Court may be pleased to issue such other writ or writs or directions in the nature of a writ as this Hon’ble High Court may deem it fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the petitioner’s case.”
2. Heard the learned counsel Shri H.R. Kambiyavar appearing for the petitioner; learned AGA Shri T.Hanumareddy appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4; and learned counsel Shri M.B. Kanavi appearing for resp

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