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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 8859 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 9480 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 48156 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


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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 16665 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 16932 Views 0 comment Print


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

June 23, 2021 5625 Views 0 comment Print

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 clause (b) in sub-section(3 )of section 8 of CST Act, 1956 and it is found that the goods referred in section 8(3)(b) of the CST Act are the class or classes of goods specified in the certification of registration of the registered dealer purchasing the goods as being intended for the sale by him or for use by him in the manufacture or processing of goods for sale only.

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

April 26, 2021 8859 Views 2 comments Print

SC allows Interstate Purchase of goods under the CST Act for Manufacturing, Mining etc against ‘C’ Forms in  GST Scenario also: But is nullified by Finance Act, 2021 Section 8 of the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 (CST Act for brevity) prescribes the mechanism for concessional rate of tax. As per the said section, […]

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

April 23, 2021 9480 Views 2 comments Print

Supreme Court declined to interfere in Revenue’s Special Leave Petitions, for use of ‘C’ Forms of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (CST Act) post GST in respect of purchase of six commodities (petroleum crude, diesel, petrol, aviation turbine fuel, natural gas and liquor) for use in the course of inter- state trade or commerce by the Assessee.

HC imposes cost for passing order without considering material filed by petitioner

April 19, 2021 1620 Views 0 comment Print

Akzo Nobel India Limited Vs Commercial Tax Officer (Telangana High Court) Commercial Tax Officer shall pay costs of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) to the petitioner, which shall be recovered from the salary of the 1st respondent, and disciplinary action shall be initiated against 1st respondent for non-consideration of material filed by petitioner before […]

CST Assessment without giving sufficient opportunity is invalid; HC imposes Cost

April 9, 2021 1266 Views 0 comment Print

Spacewood Furnishers Pvt. Ltd. State of Telangana (Telangana High Court) In the last one year, we have noticed at least 200 cases where the Assessing Officer under the CST Act has not issued show cause notice or if they issued notice, they have not considered the response of the assessees, and mechanically confirmed the demand […]

Do not restrict use of ‘C’ Forms for inter-State purchases of High Speed Diesel

April 6, 2021 2661 Views 0 comment Print

Sasi Anand Spinning Mills India P Ltd. Vs State of Tamil Nadu (Madras High Court) The Appellant State and the Revenue Authorities are directed not to restrict the use of ‘C’ Forms for the inter-State purchases of six commodities by the Respondent/Assessees and other registered Dealers at concessional rate of tax and they are further […]

Issue of `C’ Forms for natural gas: SC upheld view of Punjab & Haryana HC in Carpo Power Ltd

March 24, 2021 3060 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Commercial Taxes & Anr. Vs Ramco Cements Ltd.Etc. (Supreme Court of India) 1. It is held that the respondents are liable to issue `C’ Forms in respect of the natural gas purchased by the petitioner from the Oil Companies in Gujarat and used in the generation or distribution of electricity at its power […]

‘C’ Forms cannot be rejected for Mismatch without providing the Opportunity

March 22, 2021 1632 Views 0 comment Print

Prayas Automation Pvt. Ltd. Vs State of Tripura (Tripura High Court) From the reply filed by the State authorities, it emerges that such ‘C’ Forms were not issued on account of anomaly in the valuations. As a State authority respondent No. 4 ought to have conveyed this reason to the petitioner who could have either […]

No penalty for non-declarations of concessional rate of tax in VAT/CST Registration Certificate

February 18, 2021 1233 Views 0 comment Print

Proposal to levy penalty on the ground that assessee- dealer purchased SAP software at concessional rate of tax against C Form Declarations without having included the same in the registration certificate issued under the CST Act was made by an officer, who was not the officer, who passed the order dated 30.1.2014, as there had been a transfer of the officer and the new officer took over charge thus, the defect, which had occurred by levying penalty without affording an opportunity of personal hearing would go to the root of the very levy itself, therefore, the assessment orders was remanded to AO for a fresh consideration.

No exemption under CST Act for Interstate Sales: SC

January 13, 2021 3045 Views 0 comment Print

Vellanki Frame Works Vs Commercial Tax Officer (Supreme Court) Supreme Court held that, we are clearly of the view that the claimed exemption under Section 5(2) of the CST Act has rightly been denied to the appellant and the High Court has been justified in dismissing the writ petitions filed by the appellant. The High […]

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