Liability to pay tax under the U.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, ...

U.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act: Tax Must Be Paid in Advance Per Section 9, Not at Time of Use.

February 24, 2022

Case Laws     VAT and Sales Tax     SC

Liability to pay tax under the U.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1997 - the requirement under law is to first pay the tax in advance as provided under Section 9 and thereafter to use the vehicle. In other words, it is ‘pay the tax and use’ and not ‘use and pay the tax’. Therefore, the submission on behalf of the appellant-financier that tax has to be paid at the time of use or thereafter cannot be accepted. - SC

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