TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2022 (2) TMI 301
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....tances of the case of Rajasthan Tax Board was justified in law in setting aside the tax, interest and penalty. (ii) Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case the Rajasthan Tax Board was justified in law in deleting the Tax, Interest and penalty despite of the fact that the Input Tax Credit claimed by the petitioner was found to be on the basis of false/forged VAT invoices issued by a dealer who has not deposited the tax and its registration was cancelled u/s 16(4) (g) of the Act. (iii) Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case the Rajasthan Tax Board was justified in law in holding that the respondent cannot be hold responsible for the amount not deposited by the selling dealer and allowed the benefit of Input Tax Cred....
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....6, decided on 11.04.2018 relying upon the decision rendered by the other High Courts and considering views taken by different High Courts held as below:- "The contention of Mr. R.B. Mathur is that Rule 18 will take care of the situation. However, while considering the matter, we have to look into the matter whether the benefit envisaged under the Rajasthan VAT Act especially under sub-Section (1) shall be allowed only after verification of deposit of the tax payable by the selling dealer in the manner as notified by the Commissioner. We are in complete agreement that it will be impossible for the petitioner to prove that the selling dealer has paid tax or not as while making the payment, the invoice including tax paid or not he has to pro....
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....being used in the State as capital goods in manufacture of goods other than exempted goods,"; however, if the goods purchased are used partly for the purposes specified in this sub-section and partly as otherwise, input tax credit shall be allowed proportionate to the extent they are used for the purposes specified in this sub-section. (2) The input tax credit under sub-section (1) shall be allowed only after verification of the deposit of tax payable by the selling dealer in the manner as may be notified by the Commissioner.". (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no input tax credit shall be allowed on the purchases- (i) from a registered dealer who is liable to pay tax under sub-section (2) of section 3 or who has opt....
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....r of Trade & Taxes, Delhi and Others, W.P.(C) No.2106/2015, decided on 26.10.2017. In another decision of this Court in the case of Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Tax, Circle-B, Kota (Raj.) Versus M/s. Trilokchand Bharat Kumar, Bhamashah Mandi, Kota The Rajasthan Tax Board, Ajmer, S.B. Sales Tax Revision Petition No.115/2011 and connected matters, decided on 29.09.2016, the view taken as above has been reiterated as below:- "10. It may be that M/s Arvind Traders and M/s Nakoda Traders, Kota, have been found to be non genuine or bogus by the Revenue Authorities, but at a later point of time, which is admitted in the instant case. The fact remains that the transaction of purchase/sale is prior to 31.3.2002, at that point of time both t....