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TMI Blog2021 (2) TMI 142X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ts-State : Mr. Bramhadatt Singh, Government Advocate ORDER This writ petition has been filed by Builders Association of India, through its Chairman, Indore Centre (Indore) praying for a direction to the respondents to consider and decide its representation dated 02.01.2021 (Annexure-P/6) within a period of two months. The facts of the case, as averred in the memorandum of writ petition, are tha ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rvice tax for construction work was mentioned in the negative list, on account of which, the members of petitioner-Association were paying VAT only. After enactment of GST, the members of petitioner-Association have been subjected to payment of GST. Mr. Shekhar Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the differential amount of GST as against VAT is around 8 to 10 percent more. O ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... become applicable from 01.07.2017, it is not mentioned that it would also apply to pending contracts. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that considering the extra burden of GST, the M.P. Urban Development Corporation Limited, which is working under the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing Development, Government of M.P., vide order dated 19.08.2020 passed in its 6th Board Meeting ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed are similarly placed in all respect with the contractors of other departments. The aforesaid Corporations being owned and controlled by the State Government, the contractors executing work contracts of the other departments of the State Government cannot be discriminated in any way and are entitled to similar treatment. Learned counsel submitted that petitioner-Association in this respect has s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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