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2016 (8) TMI 474 - HC - VAT and Sales TaxRecovery of loss of revenue – Whether reduction in rate of Entry Tax/ VAT is against the interest of State of Bihar – stone chips, stone boulders and stone ballasts – omission to register FIR - Held that: - petitioner had drawn the attention of this Court to the alleged illegality in the entire process of issuance of notifications and also noting that such actions were causing loss of revenue to the State, which was detrimental to the public interest. Original records were called to ascertain the truth of the allegations as issue of such vital importance ought to have been placed before the Cabinet for its approval. It was clear from the file placed that the Government, after preparation of the draft notifications, had placed the matter for obtaining legal opinion from the Government Advocate and the Advocate General, Bihar, and it was only after obtaining the same that the matter was placed before the Cabinet and the Cabinet, in its meeting, dated 11.9.2007, accepted the proposed draft notifications and accorded approval for issuance of the same. It was only thereafter that impugned notifications, contained in Annexures 1, 2 and 3, were issued. Thus, the allegations of the writ petitioner are wholly unfounded - writ petition dismissed.
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