2004 (7) TMI 631 - HC - VAT and Sales Tax

Summary

Issues: Assessment of stock transfer for the assessment year 1981-82 (Central).

Analysis:
The judgment deals with a revision against the Tribunal's order related to the assessment year 1981-82 concerning the rejection of certain claims of a dealer regarding stock transfer. The applicant, a dealer and manufacturer of watches, claimed that the turnover of Rs. 12,14,650 should be considered as a stock transfer to its Delhi Head Office. The assessing authority treated this turnover as Central Sales, which was upheld by the appellate authority and the Tribunal. The dealer's counsel argued that a previous judgment accepted a similar claim for the assessment year 1980-81. However, the Tribunal's finding rejecting the claim of stock transfer was considered a finding of fact. The assessing authority relied on a survey conducted on the dealer's premises, seizing documents that indicated the watches were manufactured in pursuance of purchase orders from M/s. Shifco Ltd., Bombay, and transferred to the Head Office accordingly. The Tribunal confirmed this finding based on the material collected during the survey. The dealer's reliance on the previous judgment was deemed insufficient to challenge the factual finding of the Tribunal for the current assessment year. The appellate authority also held that it was not a case of stock transfer based on the survey material. Consequently, the revision against the Tribunal's order was dismissed, upholding the assessment of Central Sales for the relevant year.