Karnataka High Court
G Mohan Kumar vs The Commissioner Of Commercial … on 15 February, 2010
MYSORE EHVEHON, MYSORE.I%fiUlY ALLOEHNG THE
APPEAL PETnm0N BY EHXMEYEM3 THE ASSESSMENT
ORDER AND PENAHFK ORDER DT282£Km5 PASSED
U/S1209 ANE>1200 OF THE ACE RESPECTDHflX'FOR
THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 20032004 BY 1mm: DCCT
[ASSESSMENTS{Kfl,BANGALORE. 1"-
This STRP coming on for 0:1
MANJUNATE-l J, macle the f01l0\vlz1g:~
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The legality and c0E1;'e-0LneS.S passed by the
Karnataka Appellate: V ifiéd 4. 12.2007
passed u1&;0a5§§i§l4/0005 Esgafieé hi quesuon H1 nus
petition. V 2 _
2. this revision petition
are as 0
The _aSseS"See' ci'-u_il0c'0n1.raCt0r executing the work of
V'B;'uhv:i£0':Bz;nga._l0re Ma'ha~r1aga1'a Palike and other local bodies.
is declaring the Sales tax pzzzyable by
hirz.iA'LiI10def "l'1:1':}'c'?..'::CO1T1]I)OSiCi0f1 nlethod. On 17.5.2003 the
layssessec Vfiiigzdv Form N0.88AA and paici the tax for the year
< ».'2'003%'04 and I'(3l.LEi'I1S in Form No.3 and ammlal reulrn of
"~i.L11*n over in Form No.4 were filed by him clec12u'i1'1g gross and
turn over at RS.2.09.08.5lE3 and RS. 2.40,93,507/«.
'fl1ereafi.e1f (32,111 I1()E.i('.€S were issued in Form N0.27~/»\ L.mde1*
$1,}
Section 28(1) of KST ,/\Ct.._ 1957 directing t.he appeiiant herein
to produce the books of aeeoimis. Accordingly, the books of
accounts were produced by his power of attorney holder. It
was noticed that the assessee had declared total and
income ai Rs.2.40.93.507/~ and he oI_'i"ei'e.dT't.{.2 it
4%. The assessee filed Form NVo*.5'_O issLied"--by va_i*i--ous
totaliy Rs.i.o9.9i,460/~. The over w.deC1Aared"*--.ehjk"'the
assessee was not accepted. hi fj1".e_ biisiness
premises was illspfictfidVby:"th€"_:A$.t3i=éiE1i11:."CQII}.U1iSSiOI1€I' of
Cornrnerciat T£1X€S.A,}'3E111ga'1_Q1'_d'OI] was noticed
that the assesse'e"'}1ia'd the monthty
return fiied 2004 though he
had exeet_!.ie--d of 3i}.d...f3~»ihE1- TMCS.
3. The_i'eai'teiVjda.V~p_rep»ositio.n iiotiee was served on the
appellant granting 1;)" file objections. if any, on t.he
ground that the Vrepiy'. \v7a_sV'i'i'oE': sent" to the notice. An order
sV'w_gis topay"tii"e"'i,ax at Rs.8.36.341/~ and to pay the
"p€:nai'ty o=ft'i1e'«.sé1iiid sum by passing an order under Section
1A"4;'{~.(3'V)'.V.~()f Being aggrieved by the said order he
V p1'ei'err._ed ,__*ein,-*'a13pea1 before the Joint Commissioner of
it ~'«._C»0mmer'e.ia1~ Taxes. Bangaiore. which appeat came to be
_ ~ai'}<iv\1-'edeiii part. The penalty and tax were redtieed in par{'..
er'
Being not sat.isiied with the order passed by the Joint.
Commissioner. the assessee had filed an appeal before t.he
Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, which appeal is dismisshhedo.
Chalienging the eor1'ect'.ness oi" these two orders. the...pi"esent:
revision. petition is filed.
4. We have heard the 1earne°d_iL:r)i.1nseI-.tor'both the
parties. __ ._ _ ._ , .
5. Though several grounds'w'eré'~ };trgedd_ =as' a question of
law, during the coLi_rsE:_ of has raised
only two it there was no
suppressionmoi'"'t.ti'i'ni::i{eVr. Vassessnieni, order was
required to be Section 17(6) of the Act. the
order passedxunder"Sec'tionV.i-2(4) is illegal and therefore. the
orders ai'e reqL1ired._to be set aside.
. =Il'er 'er§'nt'j'V*a.,t'le«a1'11ed CrOV€l'HE"I1€i11. Advocate submits that
in t.h"e._ c.avs&r.V.:i~'i' an order has been passed based on
:7.'"--Cdrnpositio:.3"oi' taxes. the contention of the learned counsel
fo'1'._th.<'i? revision pet.it;ioner may be accepted. Since the order
.?nas__§n<)t' been passed under Section 17(8) of the Act. the
~ Assessing Officer was jLtst'ii'ied in passing an order by ievying
SW1'
aiiswering Ehe ques1.ic)11s of law E'1*2m':ed by us. we have E0
remand {he U}a1'.E'l€'}' to the Assessmg Officer for fresh
consideration in accordance with law by giving an
opportuniliy for the assesses in Show his Cause
proposiiioh noiicxe claied 31.1.2005 and thereafter
in accordance with law.
11. Accordingly, this re{risi.0n _;3hetii:ic:fi._ i.é'a,lIowe&.
ihi *.iIUDGE
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JUDGE
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