M/S Oriental Cuisines PVT LTD vs. The Deputy Commissioner
Held
The Court held that reassessment proceedings under the VAT Scheme were not permissible for the period when the composition certificate was valid and had not been cancelled in accordance with the rules. The cancellation order, even if passed, could not invalidate reassessment for the period prior to its effective date.
Facts
The petitioner, a hotelier, opted for the composition scheme under Section 15(1) of the KVAT Act for certain outlets. The composition facility was cancelled retrospectively, leading to reassessment proceedings and demand notices for the period when the petitioner believed the scheme was still valid.
Key Issues
Whether reassessment under the VAT Scheme is valid when the composition scheme certificate has not been formally cancelled in accordance with the prescribed procedure for the relevant tax period.
Sections Cited
Section 15(1), Section 39(1), Rule 137, Rule 145
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, 2018
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SUJATHA
W.P.Nos.57182-57193/2016 (T – RES)
BETWEEN : M/s. ORIENTAL CUISINES PVT. LTD., No.1, CLARK ROAD RICHARDS TOWN BANGALORE-560005 TIN: 29120705136 REP. BY ITS CHIEF OPERATIVE OFFICER. ...PETITIONER
(BY SMT.RADHIKA SHRIRANJINI.M.D, ADV.)
AND : THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES (AUDIT – 5.5), D.V.O-5, V.T.K.-2 5TH FLOOR, KORAMANGALA BANGALORE-560047. …RESPONDENT
(BY SRI VEDAMURTHY, AGA)
THESE WPs ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE REASSESSMENT ORDER DATED 04.10.2016 ANNEXURE-G AND THE DEMAND NOTICE DATED 04.10.2016 ISSUED DEMANDING PAYMENTS OF RS.2,17,29,085/- FOR THE YEAR 2014-15 ANNEXURE-H PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, (AUDIT-5.5) KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE FOR THE YEAR 2014-15 IS BEING CONTRARY TO SECTION 15(1) OF THE KARNATAKA VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2003 AND ETC.
THESE PETITIONS HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED ON 20.03.2018, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDER THIS DAY, S.SU
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