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SC allows Interstate Purchase of goods under CST Act for Manufacturing, Mining etc against ‘C’ Forms in GST Scenario also: But is nullified by Finance Act, 2021

Goods and Services Tax : SC allows Interstate Purchase of goods under the CST Act for Manufacturing, Mining etc against ‘C’ Forms in  GST Scen...

April 26, 2021 8856 Views 2 comments Print

Allowed use of Form-C to purchase Petroleum, Natural Gas & Liquor products post GST

Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court declined to interfere in Revenue’s Special Leave Petitions, for use of 'C' Forms of the Central Sales Tax Act, 195...

April 23, 2021 9474 Views 2 comments Print

Sale in transit – No concept of constructive delivery

Goods and Services Tax : There is no concept of constructive delivery either express or implied in section 3 of Central Sales Tax Act”. Hence, benefit ca...

May 6, 2020 2550 Views 0 comment Print

Whether Form ‘C’ should be made available to an assessee even after implementation of GST?

Goods and Services Tax : Article discusses Whether Form ‘C’ should be made available to an assessee even after implementation of the goods and services...

August 23, 2018 48153 Views 5 comments Print

Sale in Transit as per CST Act & About First Stage Dealer & Availment of Input Tax Credit

Goods and Services Tax : Central Sales Tax Act 1956 envisages single point of taxation i.e tax at the first point of sales. Subsequent sales during the mov...

May 19, 2017 5139 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Request to announce Tax Amnesty Scheme under state laws & CST Act

Goods and Services Tax : Request to announce Tax Amnesty Scheme / one time settlement scheme for pending demand, disputes, appeals, litigations and recover...

May 16, 2022 7725 Views 0 comment Print

Issued faced during assessments & in functioning of Maharashtra VAT Website

Goods and Services Tax : AIMTPA has written a letter to Commissioner of State Tax and brought to his attention issues being faced during assessments under ...

July 22, 2021 1935 Views 0 comment Print

RVAT: Extend due dates for C-form submission & ITC mismatch

Goods and Services Tax : Extension of due date of furnishing of declaration form due to COVID-19 effect Sir the last date of filing of declaration forms...

June 29, 2020 5889 Views 0 comment Print

Waiver of Late Fee for late filing of VAT, CST, PT & Luxry Tax returns

Goods and Services Tax : Waiver of Late Fee for late filing of VAT and CST returns in Maharashtra The Trade has represented that many technical difficultie...

March 17, 2017 15627 Views 0 comment Print

CII wants CST to reduced to 1%

Goods and Services Tax : CII suggested the removal of anomalies in customs duty and reducing the CST rate from 2% to 1% due to the delay in implementation ...

December 12, 2014 1463 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 9(2) of CST Act doesn’t create statutory charge hence unpaid CST dues are unsecured debt

Goods and Services Tax : NCLAT Delhi held that provisions of section 9(2) of the CST Act doesn’t create statutory charge on the assets of the Corporate D...

January 24, 2026 417 Views 0 comment Print

Parts Replaced Under Warranty Taxable under CST Act: Allahabad HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Allahabad High Court ruled that parts replaced during warranty and AMC periods are taxable, applying the Supreme Court's Tata ...

December 11, 2025 675 Views 0 comment Print

C-Forms Cannot Be Refused for Omission in Revised Returns: Delhi HC

Goods and Services Tax : Court held that C-Forms could not be refused solely because inter-state purchases were mistakenly omitted from revised returns. Th...

December 11, 2025 597 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Allows Belated Form F After 20-Year CST Litigation

Goods and Services Tax : The Court accepted a previously rejected Form F worth ₹6.29 crore after verifying its authenticity. It held that genuine branch ...

December 7, 2025 450 Views 0 comment Print

CST Penalty Deleted Because Tyres Count as Spare Parts: Allahabad HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court ruled that tyres and tubes were part of the registered spare-parts list, validating the Tribunal’s decision to cancel ...

November 30, 2025 327 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Maharashtra Issues Profession Tax Compliance Relaxation Due to Portal Technical Issues

Goods and Services Tax : The State Tax Department allowed taxpayers to pay profession tax using PAN after system migration caused portal access issues. Reg...

March 13, 2026 16662 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Notifies DGGI ADG as IGST Nodal Officer; Afcom Named Indian Carrier under GST

Goods and Services Tax : Finance Ministry notifies DGGI ADG as nodal officer under IT Rules and designates Afcom Holdings as Indian carrier under Central S...

February 17, 2026 768 Views 0 comment Print

Madhya Pradesh GST Dept. Extends Appeal Deadline to March 31, 2025

Goods and Services Tax : Learn about Madhya Pradeshs extension of appeal disposal deadline to March 31, 2025, impacting VAT, CST, and other related acts....

March 13, 2024 1110 Views 0 comment Print

Issuance & use of C-Form declaration under CST Act in Karnataka

Goods and Services Tax : The scope of C-Form facility for inter-state purchase of the above six goods is examined in the light of the amended provision of ...

June 23, 2021 5625 Views 0 comment Print

All about filing of Appeal Applications under MVAT and CST Act

Goods and Services Tax : Manual filing of Appeal Applications, is being replaced by online automated filing of Appeal Applications under VAT and CST Act. A...

January 30, 2020 16923 Views 0 comment Print


C Forms benefit cannot be denied on the ground of subsequent cancellation

April 28, 2023 1794 Views 0 comment Print

Cancellation of C Forms at a subsequent date would have a disruptive effect on the stream of commercial transactions, which is impermissible.

C-forms cannot be cancelled retrospectively: Delhi HC

March 14, 2023 2940 Views 0 comment Print

Zapsell Retail Vs Commissioner State Goods And Services Tax (Delhi High Court) In Jain Manufacturing (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. The Commissioner Value Added Tax & Anr. (W.P.(C) 1358 of 2016 decided on 06.2016) this Court had held that C-forms cannot be cancelled retrospectively. Further, this Court has disposed of several writ petitions involving the similar […]

C-forms cannot be cancelled retrospectively

February 17, 2023 1542 Views 0 comment Print

Louis Dreyfus Company India PVT. LTD. Vs Commissioner Trade And Tax Department & ORS. (Delhi High Court) In Jain Manufacturing (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. The Commissioner Value Added Tax & Anr.: W.P.(C) 1358/2016, decided on 06.2016 this court had held that C-forms cannot be cancelled retrospectively. Further, this Court has disposed of several writ petitions […]

HC directs issue of C Forms as petitioner was paying taxes on regular basis & no tax arrear

January 16, 2023 1251 Views 0 comment Print

Grievance of the petitioner is that despite payment of taxes on regular basis and there being no arrear tax due, respondents did not issue the ‘C’ declaration forms. Petitioner had furnished proof of inter-state sale and transport of goods. Aggrieved, present writ petition has been filed seeking the reliefs as indicated above.

Bill of Lading is only one of the ways to transfer title of Goods and not the only way

January 16, 2023 1032 Views 0 comment Print

Bill of Lading is only one of the ways to transfer the title and not the only way. It can be done either by handing over the Bill of Lading itself to the customers before the goods pass the customs barrier of India.

Benefit of C form issued by registered dealer cannot be denied

December 23, 2022 2391 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that once it is clear that C form were issued by the registered dealer holding valid registration certificate in respect of goods sold by selling dealer. Benefit of the same cannot be denied to selling dealer.

Exemption u/s 5(3) of CST Act cannot be invalidated for non-production of agreement between Indian exporter and foreign buyer

December 16, 2022 2475 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court held that exporter duly discharged its burden as details duly supplied and hence mere non-production of agreement entered into between the Indian Exporter and the Foreign Buyer would not invalidate the claim of the petitioner-penultimate seller for exemption under Section 5(3) of the CST Act.

Purchasing dealer entitled to claim refund of excess CST paid

November 29, 2022 2259 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court held that purchasing dealer is entitled for concessional rate of tax as they have fulfilled the conditions in Section 8 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 and the Form “C” declarations having been verified and found to be in order by the concerned authority of the State of West Bengal. Thus, purchasing dealer are entitled to claim a refund of tax directly from the State of West Bengal and they are not required to make the claim through the selling dealer, IOCL.

Reopening of concluded assessment merely on audit objection is impermissible

November 29, 2022 5295 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court held that concluded assessment could not be reopened by the Assessing Authority merely on the basis of audit objection.

CST: Open Purchase Orders are ‘standing offers’ & not confirmed ‘agreement to sell’

November 14, 2022 1578 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that Open Purchase Orders are only standing offers and do not constitute a confirmed ‘Agreement to sell’ and movement of goods are mere stock transfers.

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