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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO
Nagarjuna Construction Company Limited – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner of Commercial Tax, Enforcement Wing, Hyderabad – Respondent
ORDER :
1. This writ petition has been filed to declare the Circular issued by the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Enforcement Wing, A.P., Hyderabad, in CCT’s Ref.ENFT.No.B3/17/AC-III/2007-08, dated 03.01.2008 as illegal, void and consequently set aside the same.
2. The writ petitioner is a Company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 and is a registered dealer on the rolls of Commercial Tax Officer, Srinagar Colony Circle, Hyderabad with TIN No.28590179366 and engaged in the business of execution of civil works, including construction of buildings – residential and commercial, roads, bridges, dams, electrical installation etc., throughout the country.
3. It is the contention of the learned counsel for petitioner that as per the amended provision, the dealer is exigible to pay CST @2% on his turnover provided the sale is effected to registered dealer against ‘C’ form and however, if the goods are sold other than the registered dealer, the sale is exigible to tax at the rate prescribed in the corresponding goods under the local Act and under the scheme of Section 8 (3) of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (for short, ‘Act, 1956’), it is only the registered dealer that are equipped
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