Karnataka High Court
Nestle India Ltd vs The Government Of Karnataka on 17 March, 2008
Author: N.K.Patil
Bench: N.K.Patil
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WRIT PETITIGN 1.~Io.3ar.?1 DIE' 29:38 [".'.'-"-E;$E'i:'3~ "' BETWEEN:
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4. THE IIlEPT.3'1'Y COMMISSIONER CF COMHERCIFEL TPIKES (RECOVERY? ~31 FLCWJR, l.'3PLNDHINJ":.GPzH.. F..J1.]-.'.':E-H]!-II CD]-EIPLEI4, SESFIADRIPURAM, EANERLfiRE * 36$ 020.
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{By smm.s.suJAmHn, naA.; j 'ki'*"k This Writ Petitimn is filed undar Articles 2&6 and 2?? mi tha Cangtitutigfi of Indi3,5praying tn quash the refund mzdaxav bearing _Nos;DCCT fiTRN.31}fEDJUEHNT.fCRW11«ta'15??CQ?tD8, all dated
25.D1fi?Defl far tha aaségsmaaty yeapg, 2gga~2gg;, 2U01~EUOE, 2802-2903, 2003~E@O¢,"find",2004-2005 wide Rnnaxuras ?F.1 ts~E;5' gnd ta aansequantly direct the third re5pondant~t0 zgfufid the amount af tax liah1g_t¢*be_:@funda&.tn"the gatitianar under and in tax $*gf*th§ag;Q;n¢,FD 115 Cab 2000 £23) fiated .3l;03.200O,"vide"VBnnexure--D, and t0 quash thawfiamand"@nti¢a3 all dated 1.2.2009 for tha aasuwfimefltflyears.2GDD~2001, 2001-2002, 2002~ zmas. Efla3*2fl04"ahfiA2fifl4#20G5 Vida Annaxura$ 'G.1 ta G.5' 'and ta, quash, the circular No.21f93--99 dated ;fl,1D,1998"_i§am@d; by the Commissiuner qf Cammarcial T$xgsVvifléxAnnaxura~H: etc.
-fflis writ fiétitian caming on for preliminary xhearing la 33? greup this day, tha Caurt mafia the f9l1qwin§g"."_ 'ffiT'\'l"l I''\ 1''! UIUJ 5..
2*xn'"L&abhad fiGA aggearing .fnr the rasgondants, .fi:g$ : memo dated 13,o3,2aoa after duly serving A .' , « »~..4
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2. In the instant caaa, the petitianar questimning the worractnaas of the refund orders baaring Hm5.DCflT [THN.311fADJU3MHT./CR 1J._§¢ i$if» 2mu7~ms, all dated 25.01.2D08 for the as§ésafi§fit§"'"
years 2on0~2na1, 2oo1~2oo2, 2aa2»2on3g éfidéeéfidg.' and zaoqwmaos vida Annaxuras iwr;iT*to:2;;5? ja§aj*7 praying to con5equantly Hgira¢tV .théA5 thi:H reagcnflant tn refund the amqfiht_9£ t§x~i;apia to be xefundad to the p&titid®eE fififiE§ and in tazma 1} H':
the E.oaM -, ___-_ ,3n l15 "CfiL a2find'5 £19} 2.4 _ I5 .c3.2a&a yi¢a:;#nn§ku£g%n, .aaa% ta quash tha demanfi nuti§§$fl %il'j&%fi§fi i3fi.2fififi for the aasegsmefifi fear: fi§§o{;fi§1,.é6fi1~2no2, 2002-zoos, 29U3~E00é3 and' 2@fi§¢$fiQ§* vide Annexures 'G.1 to m.5' anfi ta qyaahltfia cfiraular No.21/98-99 dated §"£3,1Q}i99fi ._ia$fiafi -------- ~"by' the Cammissianar at VGdmméraia;"~Ta$us Vida AnnaxurawH, has presented "*=_? th&Kifi3taht Edit Petition.
=AAT3.x-1: hava heard Mr1HHhihflll3h Badsha, the x'=iéarn§fi Senimr Counsel aypearing for the x"~ §etitioner and learned AGE for reayondents. //fl/fl Vfigtitifln
-.2 . La armed AGA appe ari ng 1' or the rasgmndanta, has filefi ea Meme dated 1T.G3.20fiE, stating that, an instruction from resggtfitfitt- Ma.2, he has withdrawn the check--list anfi§x&flitdit"
tha *3ircular Na.21!9a~99. Thatéfara, ttt§ t§;t§$¢,"
that, this Court may ramit tfiav7fiattaf= bt¢Et:te:tt redo the mattar in the ligfit at the §,Q;fifi§EB~11S can zmaou32> dated 3;.o3.2qQ§;twipn§fit.§§:§%rinq tn tha check--list iésufidibygthéfigésgondant M952
3. Pe:*"t@ntta;.:t¢§tn§d ifieniur Counsel for tha pntitianér Qt tha gfitfiét sthmittad that. the atatamafit madt by th§ iaarfiad AGA appearing for tha reapfififlfintgvm3§tbt §itced on record and Writ xgy bé.di5pgggd n '.-°6«_%Sufimiéaian af laarnad Caunsal for the tV._» partiafi it fiiéted an record. tha rasult, Writ Petition is allawad ' it .g%;t. Tha impugned refund arders dated t~té5.0l.Z00fi, wide Annaxures 'F.1 to F.5' and the '"-._ demand nnticas dated 01.02.2909 Vida Annaxuras '$.1 ta G.5' are hereby set aside. Hattax is / /:'Z__.._ I' UI an ramittafl back ta the second raspondant to :acon3ider the same and pass apprcpriata Order in accumanm-.-. with law after affording apgartuniry tn the patitionar and to di3§osajfifx ""
tha game as axpaditiausly a5.:pcssih1a, "at4Véfif.' rate within a period cf eceigritg date »::«.f r.e-':.e:i.EJt cut' the cup;%T'_¢£.,..tnisV- <fJr::I¢:;
mrdarad accordingly.