(1.) This writ petition has been preferred for quashing and setting aside the TaxcumExcise Invoice raised by respondent no.5 in which amount of tax at Rs. 6,93,205/ and Rs. 6,79,217/ have been raised as a Central Sales Tax @ 5% of the sale price.
(2.) Being aggrieved by this TaxcumExcise Invoice (Annexure3) more particularly for raising Central Sales Tax to be paid by this petitioner @ 5% this petition has been preferred and it is submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that instead of Central Sales Tax @ 5% it should have been Jharkhand Value Added Tax @ 5% as the sale between this petitioner and respondent no.5 is an intraState Sale i.e. respondent no.5 has treated first sale between this petitioner and respondent 5 as a interState sale.
(3.) Looking to the counter affidavit filed by the State of Jharkhand in paragraph nos.12 and 14 it has been observed: