Pawan Carriers and anr. Vs. State of Rajasthan and anr.

rajasthan sales tax act, 1994 - section 78(5)--constitutional validity--section 78(5) is constitutionally valid.;writ petition dismissed - rajesh balia, j.1.in this case the petitioner has challenged in the first instance the vires of section 78(5) and section 84(3) of the rajasthan sales-tax act, 1994.2. this court has earlier struck-down sub-section (5) of section 78 as ultra vires in m/s. d.p. metals and ors. v. the state of rajasthan vide its judgment dated 16.8.2000 passed in d.b. civil writ petition no. 1902/99. the said judgment has since been reversed by the hon'ble supreme court and the constitutional validity of the said provision has been upheld, therefore, that question no more survives for consideration. the challenge to vires of section 84(3) had earlier been waived of by the . learned counsel for the petitioner.3. under these circumstances, no question of vires now survires for consideration in this writ petition. even otherwise alternative remedy is available to the petitioner to challenge the order passed by the concerned assessing authority by way of appeal.4. in these circumstances, this writ petition is dismissed reserving the right of the petitioners to file an appeal if they so desire within a period of three weeks. if such an appeal is filed within three weeks, the appellate authority shall entertain the appeal without raising objection about limitation and shall decide it on merits.5. no order as to costs.