TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2024 (8) TMI 1325
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....r claimed concessional rate of tax, under the C.S.T. Act in relation to certain turnovers, on the ground that 'C' Forms for such sales would be produced before the assessing authority. 3. The 1st respondent-assessing authority passed an order of assessment dated 06.03.2021 in relation to the tax payable under the C.S.T. Act. The assessing authority while accepting payment of concessional rate of 2% against the 'C' Forms which were produced, had refused to grant such concessional rate to a turnover of Rs. 22,51,58,089/- and sought to levy tax @ 5% on this turnover and raised a demand of Rs. 1,12,57,904/- against such turnover. The concessional rate was refused, for this turnover, on the ground that 'C' Forms were not produced. 4. The petit....
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....hmetical or clerical in nature regarding the turnovers of the petitioner which are shown in the order of the assessment. 7. Sri G. Narendra Chetty, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the total turnover of the petitioner was Rs. 46,03,23,047/-, out of which the exempted turnover, covered by 'F' Forms would be Rs. 12,80,03,009/- and the net taxable turnover would be Rs. 33,22,39,296/- but the 1st respondent had shown the total turnover would be Rs. 46,03,23,047/-, the exempted turnover would be Rs. 36,31,67,967/- and the net turnover would be Rs. 9,71,55,080/- and that even these figures are contradicting the figures shown elsewhere in the said order. 8. Sri G. Narendra Chetty, learned counsel for the petitioner, would fur....
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.... if the prescribed authority is satisfied that the person concerned was prevented by sufficient cause from furnishing such declaration or certificate within the aforesaid time, that authority may allow such declaration or certificate to be furnished within such further time as that authority may permit." 12. The said rule and the proviso were first considered by a Hon'ble Division Bench of the erstwhile High Court of Andhra Pradesh in the case of Rajeswari Stone Polishers Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (1983) 52 STC 268. The Hon'ble Division Bench, after considering the proviso had held that the dealer can file the said 'C' Forms at any time after making of the assessment as long as he is able to satisfy the authority about the sufficient cau....