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ARUN R. PEDNEKER
Minakshi Chitra Mandir, Through its Proprietor Sanjay Prabhakar Rajurkar – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of parties, heard finally.
2. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is challenging the orders passed by the respondent No. 3 – Collector, Parbhani dated 15.3.2017, which was confirmed by respondent No. 2 – Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad vide order dated 31.7.2017.
3. Brief facts, leading to filing of the present writ petition can be summarised as under :-
The petitioner is running a cinema hall, now multiplex cinema at Sailu, District Parbhani in the name and style as Minakshi Chitra Mandir, Sailu. The petitioner has a license for running the said theater. The entire theater was renovated and as per the available scheme of the State Government, the petitioner had applied for exemption from the payment of entertainment tax.
4. The respondent No. 2 - Divisional Commissioner Aurangabad granted exemption to the petitioner from the payment of entertainment tax under the Maharashtra Entertainment Duty Act for the period of five years from 26.6.2014 to 15.6.2019. During the period of exemption of entertainment tax, inspection of the theater was conducted and the inspector found that the tickets had the caption ‘en
Local authorities must comply with government exemption orders under the Kerala Local Authorities Entertainments Tax Act, and cannot impose additional conditions for tax refunds.
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The authority under Section 4-C of the Act may issue orders based on inspection reports without being the inspecting officer.
The failure to pass on the benefit of tax exemption to the intended beneficiaries can be a valid ground for legal challenge.
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The judgment established the applicability of entertainment tax based on the nature of the activities and the public's access to them, as interpreted in various decisions.
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