1972 (3) TMI 77

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....ad, Calcutta-26. The petitioner is a manufacturer of bath tubs and bath trays and, it is alleged, sells them mainly outside the State of West Bengal. The petitioner started the said manufacturing business, it is alleged, from November, 1965. The accounting year of the petitioner is from 1st of April to 31st of March. On 8th July, 1966, the first sale was effected by the petitioner which was a sale in the course of inter-State trade and commerce within the meaning of section 3(a) of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. On 19th July, 1966, the petitioner applied for registration to the Commercial Tax Officer, Bhawanipur Charge. On 16th September, 1966, the said application was, however, rejected by an order and the intimation rejection was commun....

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....tioner wrote to the Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Taxes (South), complaining delay in registration and praying for expedition. But no order for registration was made before 12th March, 1968, and though it was due to the laches of the respondent that the application was kept pending for so long the assessment was sought to be made on the allegation that the petitioner has failed to get himself registered. The respondent has filed the affidavit stating that the first application was made on 8th August, but the same was rejected on merits on the ground that the petitioner is not liable to get registration. The next application dated 5th November, 1966, was filed on 10th November, 1966, but in the affidavit it is stated that the applicatio....