M/S. Chinteshwar Steel Pvt. Ltd., ... vs State Of Maha., Thr. Sect. Industries, ... on 7 April, 2017
7. State of Orissa v. Tata Sponge Iron Ltd., (supra) upholds the view
of the Orissa High Court. High Court has held that the operational
guidelines being in the nature of a subordinate sub-delegated legislation, the
same must be in consonance with the IPR and by reason thereof no other or
further condition could have been stipulated so as to prevail over the policy
decision itself holding. The operational guidelines provided a limitation or
time period for sales tax incentives, High Court found that by sub-delegated
legislation, a delegatee can not effectively amend or supplant legislation.
Operational guidelines and the terms thereof clearly indicated that the
stipulations regarding time period find mention in Clause 5 of the
operational guidelines. Said stipulation relate only to industries covered
under Paras 7.3 and 7.4 of IPR, 1992 and apply to those industries only for
which time periods have been stipulated in IPR itself and not to the
industries/activities covered under Paras 7.2 and 7.5. Since the petitioner's
industry was covered in the EMD category under Para 7.5 of IPR, 1992 read
with Entry 44 of SRO No. 1091 of 1992, Clause 5 of the operational
guidelines did not apply to it. High Court was of the view that Clause 5 of
the operational guidelines and stipulation in the eligibility form (the
eligibility certificate), to the extent it provided for a period of time were not
in consonance with IPR, 1992, and without jurisdiction/without sanction of
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law and ultra vires IPR, 1992. High Court also held that the operational
guidelines and/or instructions were made for administration of incentive
contained in the policy and not for the purpose of imposing any new
stipulation and/or conditions alien to and/or not in consonance with the
passing of the 1992 Policy. It cannot in law be read into and allowed to
operate since it would frustrate the very objective sought to be achieved by
the 1992 Policy Declaration. This view of the High Court is affirmed in
paragraphs 19 to 21 of the reported judgment.