Sri Deivam Foundry v. The State Tax Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
WA No. 1714 of 2022, Madras High Court, decided 02-09-2025 by S.M. Subramaniam J. and C. Saravanan J. Writ appeal by Sri Deivam Foundry against State Tax Officer, Special Roving Squad, Vellore and Assistant Commissioner (ST), Peelamedu (North), Coimbatore. Single Judge's order in WP.No. 15567 of 2022 dated 23.06.2022 dismissed writ petition citing efficacious appellate remedy against assessment order dated 21.04.2022. Division Bench held paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of writ order contrary, affirmed requirement to exhaust alternate appellate remedy under the Act, clarified observations, granted liberty, disposed appeal with no costs. Keywords: alternate remedy, appellate remedy, clarification of writ order, assessment order, tax.
What did the court decide?
Writ appeal disposed of by clarifying the observations in paragraphs Nos. 2, 3 and 4 of the writ order and granting liberty to the appellant to pursue the appellate remedy; no costs; connected miscellaneous petitions, if any, closed.