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PIYUSH AGRAWAL
Commissioner – Appellant
Versus
Adani Wilmar Ltd – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Piyush Agrawal, J.
Heard Shri Ravi Shanker Pandey, learned ACSC for the State - revisionist and Ms. Sanyukta Singh, learned counsel for the opposite party.
2. The present revisions have been filed against the judgement & order dated 17.09.2022 passed by Commercial Tax Tribunal, Ghaziabad in Second Appeal No. 588/2018 for the Assessment Year 2008-09 under the VAT Act, in which following question of law has been framed:-
3. The learned ACSC for the revisionist submits that the Tribunal has wrongly dismissed the appeal of the Revenue. He further submits that the opposite party is a registered dealer and is engaged in the business of manufacture of edible oil, vanaspati ghee, including bakery shortening, coconut oil, refined oil, mustered oil, etc. and the manufacturing unit of the opposite party is at Mundra (Gujarat), Haldia (West Bengal), Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and J
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