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TMI Blog2017 (4) TMI 1327X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ment Advocate, for the respondents. ORDER The petitioner has challenged the endorsement dated February 20, 2017 and the recovery letter dated April 7, 2017 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes. 2. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that with regard to the tax period from April 2009 to March 2010 and specifically with regard to the entry tax assessment, a proposition ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... January 28, 2016, respondent No. 2 also issued the demand notice for the said amount. 3. Since, the petitioner was aggrieved by the assessment order and the demand notice, it had filed an appeal before the Joint Commissioner of Commercial Tax (Appeals-6), Bengaluru. The petitioner not only paid 50 per cent. of the tax, interest and penal liability for an amount of Rs. 1,80,80,996, but also ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal or not ? To this query, the learned counsel submits that appeal has been filed before the learned Tribunal. But despite filing of the appeal before the learned Tribunal, the learned counsel still insists that this court should stay the operation of the order dated February 20, 2017 as there is a distinct possibility that the property of the petitioner may b ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ition of law that a litigant cannot be permitted to do forum shopping in order to protect his interest. Therefore, this court is of the opinion that the present writ petition is not even maintainable before this court; this court refuses to exercise its writ jurisdiction for passing any order in favour of the petitioner. Therefore, the petition is, hereby, dismissed. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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