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| 2022 SLG 761 2022 SLD 761 2022 PTD 799 |
Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue
S.T.A. No. 350/KB of 2019, decided on 28th October, 2019, Date of hearing: 23rd October, 2019
MRS. AMBREEN ASLAM, JUDICIAL MEMBER, SAIFULLAH KHAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
Petitioner(s) by: Iftikhar Hussain
Respondent(s) by: Non
S.T.A. No. 350/KB of 2019, decided on 28th October, 2019, Date of hearing: 23rd October, 2019
MRS. AMBREEN ASLAM, JUDICIAL MEMBER, SAIFULLAH KHAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
Petitioner(s) by: Iftikhar Hussain
Respondent(s) by: Non
MESSRS GRAVITY TRADING CO. HYDERABAD
VS
COMMISSIONER INLAND REVENUE Zone-I, RTO, HYDERABAD
Law: Sales Tax Act, 1990
Section: 21(1),21(2),21(4)
(a) Sales Tax Act (VII of 1990)----S.21(2) Term ‘satisfied’ Scope When term satisfaction is used for the purpose of judicial determination, it is necessary that nothing more nor less it should be bona fide and not actuated by malice, a fact and not a pretext and the same can be determined from all facts and circumstances of the case. (b) Sales Tax Act (VII of 1990)----S.21(2) Term ‘committed tax fraud’ Connotation Tax fraud occurs when an individual or business entity willfully and intentionally falsifies information essentially fraud, entails cheating on a tax return or an attempt to avoid paying entire tax obligation. (c) Sales Tax Act (VII of 1990)---S. 21 Deregistration and blacklisting Change of address Tax payer was aggrieved of order passed by tax authorities under S. 21(2) of Sales Tax Act, 1990, whereby taxpayer was blacklisted Validity Taxpayer sought through a letter restoration of its registration and had also informed to tax authorities for its relocation Taxpayer also sought verification of its business genuineness Taxpayer did not falsify any information so also had not committed any tax fraud No claim of input tax adjustment or refund was sought by taxpayer as it was registered as commercial importer and had discharged its liabilities at import stage Question of loss to exchequer was incomprehensible Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue set aside the order passed by Commissioner Inland Revenue Appeal was allowed in circumstances. Constitution Petition No.D-8101 of 2017 rel. ORDER: MRS. AMBREEN ASLAM, JUDICIAL MEMBER:---.--- The above captioned appeal has been filed by the appellant/taxpayer against the impugned order No.C.No.01-Blocking/D-Blocking/Zone-I/2019-20 / 92 dated 19-08-2019 passed by Commissioner Inland Revenue, Zone-I, RTO, Hyderabad, on the following grounds: A. That the impugned order is a masterpiece of gross abuse of powers conferred upon the respondent under section 21(2) of the Act, and has been passed in excess of his jurisdiction. B. The said provision may be invoked only in two conditions (i) if the registered person is found to have…
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