Judgment · High Court

It shall be deemed to have come into force on and from the first day of An additional affidavit dated 16th of September 2008 has been filed in WP(C) No. 2452 of 2008 by the State-respondents. Along with the said additional affidavit the State has enclosed a copy of an Ordinance promulgated by the Governor of Ass am, which has been published in the Assam Gazette dated 12th of September 2008, by which certain provisions of the Assam Entry Tax Act, 2008 have been amended. Of particular significance would be the provisions of Clause-4 of the aforesaid Ordinance by which sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Act has been substituted by the following provisions : (cid:28)(3) October, 2001, i.e., the date on which the Assam Entry Tax Act, 2001 came into f orce. (cid:29) The petitioner in WP(C) No.3299 of 2008 has filed a miscellaneous application i. e. Misc. Case No.2777/2008 seeking leave to amend the writ petition with a view to challenge the Ordinance promulgated and published in the Assam Gazette dated 12th of September 2008. We have gone through the averments made in the miscellaneous application seeking leave to amend the writ petition in the manner indicated therein. Sri K. N. Cho udhury, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam, appearing for the State-resp ondents does not object to the amendments prayed for. We are, therefore, of the view that the amendments prayed for should be allowed. Petitioner in WP(C) No.3299/2008 shall file amended writ application with copies to all the contesting parties on or before the next date fixed i.e. 19.9.2008. Misc. Case is accordingly allowed.