1988 (9) TMI 324 - HC - VAT and Sales Tax

Summary

The petitioner, a statutory Corporation under the Food Corporation Act, filed a petition under article 226 to quash the Sales Tax Tribunal's order requiring a deposit of Rs. 29,65,551 for hearing the appeal. The High Court dismissed the petition, stating that the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to waive the tax based on inability to pay. The appeal must be disposed of within six months, and the petitioner has two months to deposit the amount for the appeal to be admitted.