Section 10C(5) in Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act, 1939
(5)Where any person to whom a notice under this section is sent objects to it by a statement on oath, that the sum demanded or any part thereof is not due by him to the proprietor or that he does not hold any money for or on account of the proprietor, then nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to require such person to pay the sum demanded or part thereof, as the case may be, to the assessing authority, but if it is discovered that such statement was false in any material particular, such person shall be personally liable to the assessing authority to the extent of the liability of the proprietor on the date of the notice or to the extent of the liability of the proprietor for the amount due under this Act, whichever is less.
