TMI Blog2009 (7) TMI 1197X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ioner's request is a serious matter, since it is the duty of the Commissioner to be proactive and answer all reasonable requests made to him - The failure to respond to the petitioner's request is a serious matter, since it is the duty of the Commissioner to be proactive and answer all reasonable requests made to him - petition allowed - decided in favor of petitioner. - Writ Petition No. 19066 o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 24, 2009 and May 27, 2009, annexures B and B1 requesting the first respondentCommissioner to refund the said sum without any delay. The first respondent having shown indolence in not responding to the letters, has impelled the petitioner to present this petition, invoking the extraordinary writ jurisdiction for a mandamus to the first respondent to refund the amount with interest, within a fortnig ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ssioner of Commercial Taxes, Zone I on June 18, 2009 to take up suo motu proceedings and that further action would be taken after receipt of the report from the said officer. It may be that the respondent did initiate suo motu revision proceedings against the order of the Commissioner-second respondent. The allegation of the petitioner, at a very threshold, is failure of the Commissioner-first ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... before this court. In my opinion, the conduct of the first respondent speaks volumes of the nature of business carried on as the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes. The failure to respond to the petitioner's request is a serious matter, since it is the duty of the Commissioner to be proactive and answer all reasonable requests made to him. In the circumstances, although a writ in the n ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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