{"id":6528,"date":"2009-10-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-karnataka-vs-sri-r-venkatesh-on-30-october-2009"},"modified":"2017-12-08T04:34:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T23:04:14","slug":"state-of-karnataka-vs-sri-r-venkatesh-on-30-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-karnataka-vs-sri-r-venkatesh-on-30-october-2009","title":{"rendered":"State Of Karnataka vs Sri R Venkatesh on 30 October, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">State Of Karnataka vs Sri R Venkatesh on 30 October, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: D.V.Shylendra Kumar Swamy<\/div>\n<pre>-1-\n\nIN1}HEHHHiCOURTCHFKARNKDMQLKTBANGALORE\n\nDATED THIS THE 30'?\" DAY OF OCTOBER 2009\n\nTHE I-ION'BLE 1vm.JUsTIcE D.V. SHYLENDEA: A\u00bb  \n\nTm: I-ION'BLE MRJUSTICE L.   \"\n\nPRESENT\n\nAND\n\nSTRP N0.18A.[GE 2069.. . '    \n\nBETWEEN\n\n(BY SETS}; T GP)\n\nSTATE OF' KARNA'1'AT:A.TT.'i'A  _  * '.\nBY THE COMMISSIONER. GE   ~ \nCGMMESRGIAL    A \nVANIJYA THEHTGE 'KAR_YAL.AYA'\"\"\n\n   \n\n \n ~  =   'A PETITIONER\n\nAND  T\n\n  \n\nPROEM,\/S NALPAK RESTAURANTS\n\n 'NfG,13'1.D_DS,D.URS RAOD.\n\n 024\n\nS A {BYES\n\nV. .   RESPONDENT\nRI\"~--'{' N KESHAVAMURTHY]\n\nTEES STRP IS FILED U\/S 23 (1) OF KST ACT R\/W\n\n  SA  THE KAT ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND\n\n\u00bb.   ORDER DATED:\n468\/2006 ON THE FILE OF THE KARNATAKA\n  APPELLATE TRIBUNAL. BANGALORE, ALLOWING THE\nA \/APPEAL AND SETTING ASIDE THE\n\n17.1.2008 PASSED IN STANO.\n\nI MPUGN ED\n\nREVISION ORDER.\n\n\n\n-2-\n\nTHIS STRP COMING ON FOR ADMiSSION..__'I'I-IiS\nDAY, SHYLENDRA KUMAR. J., MADE \nFOLLOWING: -  \n\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>STRP by the revenue uricl.e&#8217;r&#8221; Section_,;.&#8221;2:3V{&#8216;i)\ufb01ofi\ufb01thep V<\/p>\n<p>Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 19571\u00b0'(\u00ab1q\u00e9t%\u00a2ii1aftc;;f&#8217;reier:~\u00e9\u00a7e,to~.,,<\/p>\n<p>as &#8216;the Act&#8217;).\n<\/p>\n<p>2. Revision   the order<br \/>\ndated 17.01.2008 pagseajinn&#8217;V.S\u00a7mni&#8221;&#8216;;q\u00a7,p%les\/2006 by the<br \/>\nKarnataka   whereunder,<br \/>\nthe App_ellate:&#8221;  aside, a suo motu<br \/>\nrevisio;ial&#8211;_  been passed by the Joint<\/p>\n<p>Commissioynerv of 4&#8217;Corni_z1ereial Taxes [Intelligence &amp;<\/p>\n<p> Tranisition), Miy&#8217;-sore, revising the assessing order passed<\/p>\n<p>  the &#8216;Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes<\/p>\n<p> Mysore, the net result of which was to<\/p>\n<p> enhaizceth\u00e9e sales tax liability of the assessee by an<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;..fj.ax;VnO1int&#8221;&#8216; of Rs.1,07,776\/&#8211; by the Revisional Authority,<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;   came to be set aside by the Appellate Tribunal<\/p>\n<p> and therefore, the present revision petition by the<\/p>\n<p>Revenue. &#8216;\u00b0\u00a7\/<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">-3-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>3. The basis of enhancement by the Revisional<br \/>\nAuthority was that, on an inspection<br \/>\n24.12.2003, at the premises of the A&#8217;<br \/>\nestablishment, who was carrying&#8217; on &#8216;_ of<br \/>\nHotels, restaurants etc., and<br \/>\nMysore City, the Inspecting&#8221;&#8216;&#8211;of\ufb01cer   thell<br \/>\nactual number of empl.oyees&#8221;&#8216;iiklio.&#8217;u&#8217;rere engaged in the<br \/>\nthree units, put together in number.\n<\/p>\n<p>whereas, as;    for the<br \/>\npurpose of&#8221; employees, the total<br \/>\nnumber&#8217;  had sent a factuai<\/p>\n<p>report     W .,  <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;The lXs&#8217;ses_$iI\ufb01.g Authority who had this input<\/p>\n<p> before passing the assessment order had examined this<\/p>\n<p>found the return filed by the assessee<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;gindiclatineg  turnover of Rs.l,01,4l,927\/~ merited<\/p>\n<p>to &#8220;{facce&#8217;ptance, notwithstanding the inspection having<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  regvealed engagement of 16 daily wage workers on the<\/p>\n<p> establishment for the reason that the dealer had<\/p>\n<p>maintained a meticulous account in the proper forms<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">-4-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>and had accounted for all his purchases and sales&#8217; and<\/p>\n<p>therefore, mere fact of establishment comprisiiig-,,&#8217;s&#8211;orn,e<\/p>\n<p>16 additional casual employees may  V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>1&#8242;?\n<\/p>\n<p>difference and concluded the assessment:onsythehasliis 61.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>the return itself.\n<\/p>\n<p>5. The Revisional   othenvise<br \/>\ngiving importance   report of the<br \/>\nInspecting Officers  &#8216;Lmade therein<br \/>\nthat the    on the premise<br \/>\nthat it   expenses and if<br \/>\nso, when  expenses go up because of<\/p>\n<p>the reason &#8220;of V&#8217;i.6Vi.ad.di_.tional casual employees and<\/p>\n<p> adding the wagesvpaid to them during the year as part<\/p>\n<p> \u00bbof&#8221;the estab1ish_ment expenses and on such premise, the<\/p>\n<p> be a little more than what the dealer<\/p>\n<p> had\u00e9\u00e9llin &#8216;fact declared and while the Assessing Authority<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;..j&#8217;j~didl&#8221;ngotV&#8217;iind merit to accept this suggestion and the<\/p>\n<p> reasoning of the inspecting authority, the Joint<\/p>\n<p> Commissioner, exercising his revisionai power, though<\/p>\n<p>was required to look into the assessment order more<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">-6-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>the Kerala High Court and accordingly allowed the<\/p>\n<p>appeal, as per its order dated 17.1.2008.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;.7. It is aggrieved by this order of   ~.. <\/p>\n<p>present revision petition by the feveimie\u00bb.  1 l &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>8. We have heard VSri..t:&#8217;g:.T.,K.\\\/ledarn&#8217;urtj:hy;Tlearnedll&#8217;<br \/>\nI-ICGP&#8217; and Sri Advocate&#8217; for the<br \/>\nassessee, who had  Qf this revision<\/p>\n<p>petition.\n<\/p>\n<p>9.__ 3 {earned HCGP would<br \/>\nsubmit that Authority, not acting on the<br \/>\nreport of&#8217;&gt;the_  4 authority and in spite the<\/p>\n<p>inspecltirig aulthorityhaving indicated the manner of<\/p>\n<p> \u00bbvvor1;i11g&#8217;outV&#8221;the possible turnover, nevertheless having<\/p>\n<p>ignoredvtiie the order obviously becomes an order<\/p>\n<p> erro4neo&#8217;us.and prejudicial to the interest of the revenue<\/p>\n<p>A ..ji&#8217;var1d&#8221;\u00ab-..ca11s for revision and accordingly the revisional<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  order passed by the Joint Commissioner is in order and<\/p>\n<p>it no interference was warranted by the Tribunal; that, in<\/p>\n<p>fact, the revenue had piaced reliance on the judgment of<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">-7-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>the Kerala High Court which should have been followed<\/p>\n<p>and it is for this reason, the present revision petitio._n.._ 4<\/p>\n<p>10. On the other hand, Sri  .,<br \/>\nlearned Counsel appearing for<br \/>\nout that the Assessing Authorityllhald&#8217;<br \/>\nconvincing reasons    the<br \/>\nrecommendation of   that the<br \/>\ninspecting authority to suggest, in<br \/>\nwhat   made, but it is<br \/>\nthe du assessing authority;\n<\/p>\n<p>that the  having not indicated as to<\/p>\n<p>in what &#8216;p_&#8217;recisfe_  the order passed by the<\/p>\n<p>_ assessing authcarity was erroneous, further question of<\/p>\n<p> \u00bbprejudice.,do_es not arise; that the revisional order is not<\/p>\n<p>ltenablely eitjherlfllon facts or in law and therefore, the<\/p>\n<p>   has allowed the appeal to set aside this<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; orderand restore the assessment order, there is nothing<\/p>\n<p> iyrong in the order passed by the Tribunal and no<\/p>\n<p> interference is warranted.\n<\/p>\n<p>_ 3 _<\/p>\n<p>11. Revision Petition under Section 23(1) of the<br \/>\nAct is one which can be examined by the High<br \/>\ninvolves a question of law which has  H<br \/>\nanswered by the tribunal. In    W<br \/>\nquestion of law which has been<br \/>\nthe Tribunal, which  oiir.    for<br \/>\ncorrection and in fact,;__we go&#8217; o\ufb01ine that<br \/>\nit is even debatabie&#8221;&#8216;&#8211;..V:as. Atty\u00bb  the revisional<br \/>\nauthority, in streh_ have exercised<br \/>\nhis revisionai at  simple reason<br \/>\nthat th&#8217;e&#8221;orcieif  Commissioner does<br \/>\nnot   manner the Assessing<\/p>\n<p>Authority  gariewrong, but is more obsessed with<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;V._4.,th\u00a7.._recommendationAof the inspecting authority being<\/p>\n<p>   Assessing Authority.\n<\/p>\n<p>A   the other hand, we find that the Assessing<\/p>\n<p> had given cogent and convincing reasons, for<\/p>\n<p> _ &#8216; rejecting such recommendation and therefore, there was<\/p>\n<p>  &#8230;abse1uteiy no scope for the revisional authority to get<\/p>\n<p>_ 9 &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p>active by exercising his powers under Section 21(2) of<\/p>\n<p>the Act.\n<\/p>\n<p>13. There is no merit in this revision  _<\/p>\n<p>accordingly dismissed at the admission st~e:ge;:if..   V.<\/p>\n<p>JT\/ &#8212;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court State Of Karnataka vs Sri R Venkatesh on 30 October, 2009 Author: D.V.Shylendra Kumar Swamy -1- IN1}HEHHHiCOURTCHFKARNKDMQLKTBANGALORE DATED THIS THE 30&#8242;?&#8221; DAY OF OCTOBER 2009 THE I-ION&#8217;BLE 1vm.JUsTIcE D.V. 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