- (1.) Heard Shri W.H. Khan, learned Senior Counsel assisted by J.H. Khan appearing for the petitioners and Shri Sudhanshu Pandey, learned counsel for the respondents.
(2.) It is contended that in view of Section 173 of the U.P. Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, clause (b) of sub-Section (2) of Section 172 and Sections 192 and 193 of the U.P. Municipal Corporation Act, 1959 are omitted and, thus, the respondent-Municipal Corporation, is vested with no power to levy advertisement tax and it is only GST, which shall be applicable. It is further submitted that since now the Municipal Corporation is left with no authority to levy any advertisement tax, the impugned tender notice dated 31.03.2018 issued for realising advertisement tax is bad in law and is liable to be quashed.
(3.) Prima facie, the issue requires scrutiny.;