1989 (1) TMI 324

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..... udgment assessment was made. On appeal, the Assistant Commissioner (Judicial), however, accepted the book version of the assessee and allowed the appeal. Aggrieved, the Commissioner of Sales Tax filed second appeal before the Sales Tax Tribunal which has been allowed by the impugned order dated 25th June, 1987 and the order passed by the Sales Tax Officer has been restored by the Sales Tax Tribu .....

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..... a serious reflection on the veracity of the account books and the Tribunal has, therefore, held that the account books, so produced by the assessee, were not maintained in the regular course of business. A further finding of fact has been recorded by the Sales Tax Tribunal that the account books could have been manipulated. The second reason advanced by the Sales Tax Tribunal in its impugned ord .....

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..... show the correct extent of the business. The Tribunal also found that there was suppression of 400 quintals of rice till the month of May, 1982 that is for two months. In this situation, I am of the opinion that the Tribunal was right in holding that the account books could not be relied upon and the same were rightly rejected by the Sales Tax Tribunal. The second submission made by the learn .....

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