Validity of initiation of review proceedings - It is a trite law ...
Order Invalid from Start Cannot Be Fixed Later; Appellate Authority Erred in Remanding Without Nullifying Review Order.
May 12, 2023
Case Laws VAT and Sales Tax HC
Validity of initiation of review proceedings - It is a trite law that an order, which is bad from its inception itself, cannot be cured by subsequent action. In the present case, before the Appellate Authority, the Judgment of this Court in the case of Tata Steel Ltd. was duly placed on record, but despite the said fact, the Appellate Authority, instead of setting aside the order of review as not sustainable in the eye of law, has remanded the matter back to the Assessing Authority for reconsideration. This cannot be endorsed, as reviewing authority cannot be clothed with jurisdiction which it, otherwise, did not have at the time of initiation of review proceedings. - HC
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