The Commissioner Commercial Tax vs. S/S Arhan Enterprises
Held
The High Court held that the Tribunal's decision to allow the appeal on merits was premature as no positive finding was recorded on the genuineness of the evidence submitted by the assessee. The matter was remitted to the first appellate authority for fresh consideration.
Facts
The revenue challenged a Tribunal order that allowed the assessee's appeal and partially deleted the Reverse Input Tax Credit (RITC). The dispute involved ITC availed by the assessee on purchases from dealers whose registrations were later cancelled or who were non-existent.
Key Issues
Whether the Tribunal was justified in deciding the appeal on merits without proper appraisal of evidence, especially when the matter was remanded for further inquiries.
Sections Cited
None
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Court No. - 1 Case :- SALES/TRADE TAX REVISION No. - 55 of 2019 Applicant :- The Commissioner Commercial Tax Opposite Party :- S/S Arhan Enterprises Counsel for Applicant :- Bipin Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- Praveen Kumar Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.
The present revision has been filed by the revenue against the order of the Trade Tax Tribunal, Ghaziabad dated 06.10.2018 in Second Appeal No. 311 of 2018 (for AY 2010-11), by which the Tribunal has allowed the assessee's appeal and partially deleted the Reverse Input Tax Credit (RITC) made by the assessing officer in the original assessment.
The present revision has been filed on the following question of law: "I. Whether on the facts and circumstances of the case the Commercial Tax Tribunal was legally justified in deciding the appeal on merits especially when the matter was remanded by the Ist Appellate Authority to make enquiries with regard to evidences submitted for the first time before Ist Appellate Authority?"
Briefly, during the assessment in question, the assessee was engaged in the trading in iron and steel. A dispute arose during the assessment proceedings with respect to certain purchases made
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