(1.) Heard. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By the consent of the Counsel for the parties, the matter is taken up for final hearing.
(2.) Being aggrieved and dissatisfied by the inaction on the part of the Respondent authorities in not giving Input tax credit to the claim of the Petitioner pursuant to the Board Circular No. 39/13/2018-GST dated 3 rd April, 2018, the Petitioner has sought to not only challenge the said inaction but also to challenge the vires of Rule 117 and Rule 118 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017 as null and void and ultra vires Section 140 (1), Section 140 (3) and Section 9 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and Article 14 , 19 , 246 , 248 , 265 , 268A , 286 and 302 read with entry 41 and 83 of list 1 of Schedule VII of the Constitution of India and as also being beyond the legislative competence of the Parliament under Article 269-A of the Constitution of India and has prayed for the following reliefs:-
(3.) It is submitted that the Petitioner is a Private limited company, inter-alia engaged in the business of construction and development of real estate for the purpose of sale to prospective buyers and is registered as a dealer under the provisions of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 (the "MVAT Act") as well as registered under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ("CGST Act") as a 'service provider' and also as "registered dealer".