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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
P.SAM KOSHY, SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO
Ramani Timbers – Appellant
Versus
State Of Andhra Pradesh, Represented By State Representative, Before Sales Tax – Respondent
ORDER :
P. Sam Koshy, J.
Heard Mr. B.Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner; and Mr. Swaroop Oorilla, learned Special Government Pleader for State Tax appearing on behalf of the respondent.
2. Since the issue involved in the instant Tax Revision Cases is one and the same, and the parties also being the same, they are heard together and are decided by this Common Order.
3. The instant Tax Revision Cases are filed by the petitioner under Section 22(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Goods and Services Act, 1957 (for short ‘APGST Act’) challenging the common order dated 07.06.2008, passed by the Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal, Andhra Pradesh (for short ‘STAT’) in Tax Appeal Nos.1557 & 1282 of 2001.
4. Tax Revision Case No.117 of 2010 is one against the order of assessment passed by the Assessing Officer. Whereas, Tax Revision Case No.277 of 2010 is one where the order of penalty imposed passed by the Assessing Officer is under challenge.
5. The facts of the case in brief are that the petitioner is a timber merchant. The petitioner submitted his annual returns on 31.05.1999. Subsequently, it is said that an inspection was conducted at the premises of the petitioner on 21.07.1999 wherein certain in
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