Inter-state trade — According to the petitioner, it is a Company registered under the provisions of the CST Act, 1956 read with the Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957 and its certificate of registration is valid as on the present date. The petitioner Company is engaged in mining activity of limestone which is used for manufacturing of cement and for which High Speed Diesel is used. The respondent Department had been issuing C-Forms to the petitioner Company till 30-6-2017 for the goods covered under Section 2(d) of the CST Act, 1956 and as specified in the certificate of registration of the dealer for use in terms of Section 8 of the CST Act, 1956, but with effect from 1-7-2017, from coming into force of the CGST Act, 2017, C-Form is not being issued and / or withheld by showing error message that “ED9: Invoice date should be less than 1st July, 2017”. Writ petition allowed holding that under Section 9(2) of the CGST Act, 2017, the GST Council has not made any recommendation for bringing high speed diesel within the ambit of the CGST Act, 2017 and therefore the Central Government has not notified high speed diesel to be within the ambit and sweep of the CGST Act, 2017. Thus, the petitioner's registration certificate under the CST Act, 1956 is still valid for the goods defined in Section 2(d) of the CST Act, 1956, including high speed diesel, and the petitioner is entitled for issuance of C-Form for inter-State purchase/sale of high speed diesel against the said C-Form.Shree Raipur Cement Plant Vs. State of Chhattisgarh [2018] 2 TAXLOK.COM 130 (Chhatisgarh)