1 APHC010355722017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WRIT PETITION NO: 24847 of 2017 Bench Sr.No:-1 [3543] The Vijayawada Dried Fish Merchants Association,vijayawada&a and Others ...Petitioner(s) Vs. Secretary Finance Dept New Delhi 3 Others and Others ...Respondent(s) ********** CORAM : SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR DATE : 14th October 2026 Present : Advocate for Petitioner: G NARENDRA CHETTY Advocate(s) for Respondent(s): , SANTHI CHANDRA, GP FOR COMMERCIAL TAX (AP), T NIRANJAN Deputy Solicitor General of India 2 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D. SEKHAR WP No.24847 OF 2017 ORDER:- (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice T.C.D. Sekhar) 1. The Vijayawada Dried Fish Merchants Association is registered under the Societies Registrations Act vide Registration No.430-90, situated at Shop No.213, Dried Fish Market, Kothapet, Vijayawada. 2. The present writ petition is filed questioning Entry No.3, Heading No.0305 of Schedule-IV of the CGST Act, 2017 whereunder “Fish, Dried or Salted” is made liable to tax @ 5%, while “Fish, fresh or Chilled” or exempt from the tax as per Entry No.20 of Schedule-I of CGST Act, 2017. 3. When the matter is taken up for consideration, it is brought to the notice of this Court that, the Central Government in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 11 of CGST Act, 2017, on the recommendations of the counsel issued Notification No.42 of 2017-Central Tax (Rate), dt.14.11.2017, whereby and whereunder exempted Fish, Dried or Salted from payment of tax. 3 4. Sri Phani Dhutt, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government would submit that by virtue of Notification No.42 of 2017, dt.14.11.2017, the cause in the writ petition does not survive and the said submission is not refuted by the counsel for the petitioner. 5. In the circumstances, nothing survives to be adjudicated in the present writ petition and accordingly the same is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending applications, if any shall stand closed. ____________________________ JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA ________________________ JUSTICE T.C.D. SEKHAR 14.10.2026 DR 4 47 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D. SEKHAR WP No.24847 OF 2017 Date 14.10.2026 U DR