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2016 (5) TMI 771 - SUPREME COURTRehabilitation Scheme - attachment of movable or immovable assets of the company - whether the Company was not entitled to get the period of rehabilitation scheme extended? - Held that:- Sanctioned Scheme (SS-02) has outlived its life which came to an end on 31st March, 2011. the Revenue is, thus, entitled to recover its dues. We are not deciding this issue in the present appeal and permit the parties to approach the Board seeking clarification as to what was meant by the words 'to consider' i.e., whether the Board meant that it was mandatory on the part of the Revenue to waive the interest and penalty or it was only recommendatory and, therefore, it was upto to the Department to agree or not to agree to the said request. The jurisdiction of the Board, whenever such application is filed, would be limited to the aforesaid aspect alone and the Board shall decide the issue within the period of two months. Otherwise, we make it clear that as the Scheme has lapsed no further proceedings of any nature are to be entertained by the Board including the application for modification filed by the Company and pending before the Board. The Income Tax Department shall be entitled to take steps for attachment of the properties of the Company, including Ville Parle land as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act and shall be entitled to sell the same. If there are any secured creditors in respect of these properties, such attachment and sale shall be subject to the rights of those creditors. Out of the proceeds, the Principal amount of tax due to the Income Tax Department and even the admitted excise dues shall be paid to the Revenue. Insofar as payment of interest and penalty is concerned, that would be dependent upon the decision which the Board would give. Before parting with, we may point out that M/s. Sheth Developers Private Limited and Suraksha Realty Limited have filed applications to intervene in the matter as they submit that in respect of Ville Parle Land, MOU was entered into by the Company with them. However, once it is found that such an agreement was in violation of the Scheme, the arrangement with the aforesaid interveners entered into by the Company loses its legal force and no right would accrue to these interveners on the basis of the said agreements. We, thus, dismiss the plea raised by the intervener.
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