(1.) Leave granted.
(2.) Appellant-M/s. Varkisons Engineers is a partnership firm having its crushing unit at Kadiyiruppu, Kolenchery, Ernakulam District. It is a registered dealer under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 (for short, the KGST Act) as well as the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956.
(3.) In lieu of payment of tax under Section 5(1) of the KGST Act for the Assessment Year 2001-2002, appellant opted to pay turnover tax under Section 7 which provides for payment of tax at the compounded rate. In short, the appellant opted for an alternate method of taxation provided for by Section 7 of the KGST Act.