The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a tax case revision filed by the State of Tamil Nadu challenging a Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal order. The Court held that the tax assessment on printing material could not be sustained following precedents and reversed revenue's challenge.
Math is No.17 of 2011 stands dismissed;
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 04.05.2017 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN
TAX CASE REVISION (MD)No.17 of 2011
The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By the Deputy Commissioner (CT), Tirunelveli Division, Tirunelveli – 627 002.
Vs.
Tvl. Perco Picture Palace, Sivakasi. .. Respondent
PRAYER : Tax Case Revision is filed under Section 38 of the TNGST Act, 1959, to revise the order of the Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal (AB), Madurai dated 20.04.2000 passed in M.T.S.A.No.639 of 1999.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Karthikeyan, Additional Government Pleader. For respondent : Mr.P.Radhakrishnan
ORDER [Order of the Court was made by T.S.SIVAGNANAM, J. ]
This Tax Case Revision has been filed by the revenue challenging the order passed by the Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal (Additional Bench), Madurai.
2.The legal issue involved in the matter is whether the assessment made on the supply of printing material under Section 3B of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959, could be sustained.
3.We need not labour much on the said issue in the light of the earlier decisions of this Court which considered the very same point and answered the issue against the revenue. The decisions are as follows:-
(i) The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. By the Deputy Commissioner (CT), Tirunelveli Division, Tiruneveli Vs. Tvl. Vibgyor Process (Tax Case Revision No.687 of 2006), dated https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 05.11.2008;
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(ii) State of Tamil Nadu Vs. Premier Litho Works and another reported in (2009) 26 VST 205 (Mad) and
(iii) The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By Deputy Commissioner (CT), Tirunelveli Division, Tirunelveli Vs. Tvl. Prakash Fine Arts and Printers and others (W.A.Nos.342 of 2011 and 945 of 2010), dated 03.11.2016.
4.We may point out that identical issue which was decided against the revenue in the case of M/s.Premier Litho Works and others was challenged before the Honourable Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.10162 of 2010, which was dismissed by the Honourable Supreme Court by order, dated 03.08.2016.
5.Thus for all the above reasons and following the decisions cited above, this Tax Case Revision stands dismissed. No costs.
Sd/Assistant Registrar(AE)
/True Copy/
Sub Assistant Registrar
To
1 The Deputy Commissioner, Tirunelveli Division, Tirunelveli – 627 002.
+1cc to Special Government Pleader, SR.No. 55992 +1cc to M/S.P.Radhakrishnan, Advocate SR.No. 55725
ORDER MADE IN TAX CASE REVISION (MD)No.17 of 2011 04.05.2017
CM/TSG
JM/RSK/19.05.2017/2P/6C
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the assessment made on the supply of printing material under Section 3B of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 could be sustained.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. By the Deputy Commissioner (CT), Tirunelveli Division, Tiruneveli Vs. Tvl. Vibgyor Process (Tax Case Revision No.687 of 2006), datReferred¶13
State of Tamil Nadu Vs. Premier Litho Works and another reported in (2009) 26 VST 205 (Mad)Referred¶15
The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By Deputy Commissioner (CT), Tirunelveli Division, Tirunelveli Vs. Tvl. Prakash Fine Arts and Printers and others (W.A.Nos.342 of Referred¶16
2 provisions across 1 enactments
State of Tamil Nadu
Tvl. Perco Picture Palace
T.S.SIVAGNANAM
P.VELMURUGAN
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