{"id":144768,"date":"2008-11-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-13T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/cochin-good-transporters-vs-state-of-kerala-on-14-november-2008"},"modified":"2015-06-10T18:23:04","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T12:53:04","slug":"cochin-good-transporters-vs-state-of-kerala-on-14-november-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/cochin-good-transporters-vs-state-of-kerala-on-14-november-2008","title":{"rendered":"Cochin Good Transporters &#8230; vs State Of Kerala on 14 November, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Cochin Good Transporters &#8230; vs State Of Kerala on 14 November, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 21442 of 2008(C)\n\n\n1. COCHIN GOOD TRANSPORTERS ASSOCIATION,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES,\n\n3. DY. COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.MANJERI SUNDERRAJ\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :14\/11\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                                   K.M.JOSEPH, J.\n                        - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                           WP.(C) No. 21442 of 2008\n                        - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                     Dated this the 14th day of November, 2008\n\n                                      JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>              Petitioner is a registered society representing transporting<\/p>\n<p>agents. They are aggrieved by the stand taken by the Government that all<\/p>\n<p>transporting agents are dealers and should get registration under the Kerala<\/p>\n<p>Value Added Tax Act. According to the petitioner, it had submitted Ext.P9<\/p>\n<p>letter to the respondents and they have not responded to it positively and no<\/p>\n<p>decision is taken yet.\n<\/p>\n<p>              2.   I heard learned counsel for the petitioner Sri.Manjeri<\/p>\n<p>Sunderaraj and also the learned Government Pleader.<\/p>\n<p>              3. Learned Government Pleader points out that the petitioner,<\/p>\n<p>whether he is a dealer or not, has a right to approach the Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>under Section 94 of the         KVAT Act                seeking clarification.       In such<\/p>\n<p>circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that approach will<\/p>\n<p>be made under Section 94 of the Act in the form prescribed.<\/p>\n<p>              In such circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of granting<\/p>\n<p>permission for moving the Commissioner under Section 94 of the KVAT<\/p>\n<p>Act with their grievances.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                                    (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>sb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Cochin Good Transporters &#8230; vs State Of Kerala on 14 November, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 21442 of 2008(C) 1. COCHIN GOOD TRANSPORTERS ASSOCIATION, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, 3. DY. 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