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2020 (11) TMI 576

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..... actions during the year 2009-2010 and claiming payment of the differential amount of tax due with interest and penalty. 3. In this regard, it is brought to notice by the Learned Counsel for the Petitioner that a batch of Writ Petitions filed by similarly placed persons on this aspect of the matter came up for consideration before this Court in J.K.M.Graphics Solution Private Limited -vs- Commercial Tax Officer, Chennai (Order dated 01.03.2017 in W.P. No. 105 of 2016) and after analyzing in detail the rival contentions raised by parties and referring to the earlier decisions governing the issue, it has been held as follows:- "56. The procedure adopted under the Maharastra VAT Act appears to be a more reasonable procedure, the Rules have b .....

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..... other end dealer resultantly no action being taken against other end dealer, assuming, he is at fault. Therefore, it is high time the Department wakes up and stops the one way approach and examine the matter in a holistic manner so that the defaulting dealer is brought to books. 57. Hence, for all the above reasons, all the Writ Petitions are allowed and the notices/orders either original or appellate or revisional are set aside and the matters are remanded to the respective Assessing Officers, to undertake a fresh exercise by conducting a thorough enquiry in consultation with the Assessing Officers of the other end dealer for which purpose the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes shall empower the Assessing Officers to seek information fr .....

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..... seeking approval from the Enforcement Wing/ISIC Authorities who had approved the proposals, and reasons for the same to be recorded. (c) Where a proposal received from the Enforcement Wing/ISIC involves mismatch of ITC and other issues, the issues other than mismatch of ITC can be finalized by the assessing authority leaving the mismatch issue pending until a mechanism in this regard is evolved. However, notices shall be issued for all the cases involving mismatch of ITC to keep the issue alive until it is resolved and a list of such cases shall be maintained in the respective assessment circle, Territorial JC and DC offices. A monthly abstract of such cases along with revenue involved shall be prepared and made available to higher author .....

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..... to those cases which are pending only because of mismatch ITC issue and therefore, all issues other than mismatch of ITC shall also be implemented within the above said period of three months. To expedite the implementation of proposals received from Enforcement Wing/ISIC, the Joint Commissioners (Territorial) may distribute the pending proposals evenly among the assessing authorities working under their control irrespective of the jurisdiction. (h) In respect of those cases where legal issues like stay or similar issues are pending before any legal forum, the Joint Commissioners (Territorial) shall list out those cases on the basis of the issue involved for bringing it to the notice of the Government Law Officers for early disposal wher .....

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