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2016 (9) TMI 969 - HC - VAT and Sales TaxRejection of settlement application under Section 6(3) of the Settlement Act - settlement of arrears of Sales Tax - Tamil Nadu Sales Tax (Settlement of Arrears) Act, 2010 - applications filed by petitioner under the Settlement Act, dated 30.12.2010 - applications filed by the petitioner were put in cold storage by the competent authority - after about five years show cause notices issued to the petitioner for the assessment years 1997-1998 and 1991-1992, dated 19.12.2015 and 11.01.2016 stating that the petitioner has not paid 90% of the amount payable under Section 7 of the Act along with the applications and proposed to reject the applications under Section 6(3) of the Settlement Act - Held that: - the impugned orders have been passed on account of total non-application of mind and without appreciating the scope and object of the Settlement Act. The assessment for the relevant years 1997-1998 and 1991-1992 should be revised and there was a statutory duty on the part of the Assessing Officer to pass the revised assessment orders and for reasons best known, the Assessing Officer has not done so, therefore, the dealer cannot be blamed for the inaction on the part of the Assessing Officer, therefore, the designated authority under the Settlement Act should call for entire files or in the alternative direct the Assessing Officer to pass revised assessment orders in terms of the orders passed by the Appellate Authority and thereafter, examine the applications filed by the petitioner, on merits and in accordance with law. Matter remanded - petition allowed - decided in favor of appellant.
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