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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
C. SARAVANAN, J.
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited, Represented by its Deputy General Manager, (Finance) Chennai – Appellant
Versus
The Deputy Commissioner (ST)-III, Large Tax Payers Unit, Chennai & Others – Respondents
W.P. Nos. 21051, 21052, 21053, 21054, 21056 & 21058 of 2023 & W.M.P. Nos. 20418, 20419, 20420, 20421, 20426, 20428, 20424, 20425, 20427, 20429, 20431, 20432, 20435, 20436, 20437, 20438, 20439, 20441 of 2023
Decided On : 14-07-2023
Recovery Notices - Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 - Section 57, Section 25 - The court quashed the recovery notices issued under the TN VAT Act, 2006, and directed the respondents to await the final orders from the Tribunal for the assessment years 2007-2008 to 2015-2016. The court found no justification in the recovery notices to recover the amounts from the sixth respondent/Garnishee.
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner challenged the recovery notices and garnishee notice sent to the Indian Oil Corporation Limited under the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 for various assessment years. The petitioner had paid the disputed tax and secured an interim order for penalties. The main appeal was pending before the Tribunal.
Finding of the Court:
The court found that the recovery notices were issued without properly considering the stay granted by the Tribunal for the pending appeals. It also noted that some demands for the assessment years 2016-2017 & 2017-2018 had been set aside and the cases were sent back to the Assessing Officer for fresh orders. Consequently, the court quashed the recovery notices and directed the respondents to await the final orders from the Tribunal.
Issues: The issues revolved around the validity of the recovery notices issued under the TN VAT Act, 2006, and the proper consideration of stay orders granted by the Tribunal.
Ratio Decidendi: The court's decision was based on the lack of justification for the recovery notices and the need to await final orders from the Tribunal for the assessment years in question.
Final Decision: The court allowed the writ petitions, quashed the recovery notices, and directed the respondents to await the final orders from the Tribunal. No costs were awarded, and connected miscellaneous petitions were closed.
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: in W.P.No.21015 of 2023 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records on the files of the first respondent herein in TIN/33491560843/2014-2015 to 2017-2018 dated 10.07.2023, in so far as it relates to the assessment period April to December, contained in assessment year 2016-2017, served on the fifth respondent herein, and quash the same, while directing the first respondent to forebear from proceeding with recovery, pending disposal of the revisions filed by the petitioners in R.P.Nos.29 to 33 of 2017 before the second respondent and R.P.Nos.35 to 40 of 2019, before the fourth respondent herein, as prayed for by the petitioners through their letter dated 07.07.2023, enclosing their counsel''s letter dated 06.07.2023.
W.P.No.21052 of 2023:Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records on the files of the first respondent herein in TIN/33491560843/2014-2015 to 2017-2018 dated 10.07.2023, in so far as it relates to the assessment year 2015-2016, served on the fifth respondent herein, and quash the same, while directing the first respondent to forebear from proceeding with recovery, pending disposal of the appeal filed by the Petitioners before the Hon''ble Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal in T.A.No.54 of 2017 and T.A.No.99 of 2019, arising out the assessment year 2015-2016, as prayed for by the Petitioners through their counsel''s letter dated 30.06.2023.
W.P.No.21053 of 2023:Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records on the files of the first respondent herein in TIN/33491560843/2014-2015 to 2017-2018 dated 10.07.2023, in so far as it relates to the assessment year 2014-2015, served on the fifth respondent herein, and quash the same, while directing the first respondent to forebear from proceeding with recovery, pending disposal of the revisions filed by the petitioners before the Hon''ble Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal in T.A.No.46 of 2017 and T.A.No.98 of 2019, arising out of the assessment year 2014-2015, as prayed for by the petitioners through their counsel''s letter dated 30.06.2023.
W.P.No.21054 of 2023:Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records on the files of the first respondent herein in TIN/33491560843/2014-2015 to 2017-2018 dated 10.07.2023, in so far as it relates to the assessment period May and June 2017, contained in assessment year 2017-2018, served on the fifth respondent herein, and quash the same, while directing the first respondent to forebear from proceeding with recovery, pending disposal of the revisions filed by the petitioners in R.P.No.2 of 2021, arising out of the assessment period May and June 2017 and contained in the assessment year 2017-2018, pending before the second respondent, herein, as prayed for by the petitioners through their letter dated 07.07.2023, enclosing their counsel''s letter dated 06.07.2023.
W.P.No.21056 of 2023:Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records on the files of the first respondent herein in TIN/33491560843/2014-2015 to 2017-2018 dated 10.07.2023, in so far as it relates to the assessment year 2013-2014, served on the fifth respondent herein, and quash the same, while directing the first respondent to forebear from proceeding with recovery, pending disposal of the appeals filed by the petitioners before the fifth respondent Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal in T.A.No.122 of 2016 and T.A.No.36 of 2021, arising out the assessment year 2013-2014, as prayed for by the petitioners through their counsel''s letter dated 30.06.2023.
W.P.No.21058 of 2023:Petition filed under
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