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2020 (3) TMI 1151 - HC - VAT and Sales TaxImposition of penalties u/s 10-A of the CST Act - purchase of High Speed Diesel - allegation that High Speed Diesel purchased by the petitioners for manufacturing process, were not being used fully in the manufacturing process, rather they were being used for other purposes also - offence under section 10(d) of the Central Sales Tax Act - HELD THAT:- The impugned orders passed by the Appellate Authority cannot be sustained in the eyes of law, as the matter of deletion of High Speed Diesel from the CST registration of the petitioners was not sub-judice before the Appellate Authority. The only matter that was sub-judice before the Appellate Authority was the imposition of penalty upon the petitioners under Section 10-A of the CST Act. Both these issues are separate issues, and it cannot be said that the decision in the appeals filed by the petitioners would depend upon the decision of the High Court in the other pending writ applications. Irrespective of the results in the writ applications filed challenging the deletion of High Speed Diesel from the CST registration, the legality or otherwise of the penalty imposed under Section 10-A of the CST Act may be adjudicated. There appears to be no reason for dismissing the appeals awaiting the decision of the High Court. The impugned orders are prima-facie not sustainable in the eyes of law - matters are remanded back to the Appellate Authority for adjudication of the appeals filed by the appellants on their own merits - application allowed by way of remand.
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