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2010 Supreme(Mad) 3637

M.SATHYANARAYANAN, D.MURUGESAN
Infotech Software Dealers Association – Appellant
Versus
Union of India, Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue, New Delhi – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Arvind P. Datar, Senior Counsel for P. Giridharan, Advocate.
For the Respondents: M. Ravindran, Additional Solicitor General assisted by S. Yashwanth, Additional Central Government Standing Counsel.

Judgment :-

D.MURUGESAN, J.

1. Both the writ petitions raise an important question as to whether a software would amount to goods and if so, when it is supplied to a customer pursuant to the "End User Licence Agreement" (EULA), the transaction is liable to be treated as sale or service and whether the Parliament has the legislative competency to bring in the amended provisions of Section 65(105) (zzzze) by virtue of the powers under Entry 97 of List I of Schedule VII of the Constitution of India?

2.1. Facts put forth by the petitioner: The petitioner in both the writ petitions is Infotech Software Dealers Association (hereinafter referred to as "the ISODA), a society registered under the Societies Registration Act with its headquarters at Mumbai. It prays for a Writ of Declaration to declare Section 65(105)(zzzze) of Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994 (as amended by Finance No.2 Act of 2009) is null and void, ultra vires and unconstitutional of the provisions of Articles 245, Entries 92C and 97 of List-I, Entry 54 of List-II of Schedule VII and contrary to provisions of Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 265 and 268A of the Constitution of India in so far as the petitioner is concerned.

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