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Issues: Whether the writ petition was liable to be dismissed on the ground of laches and failure to pursue the statutory remedy; and whether the penalty for unauthorised collection of sales tax called for interference.
Analysis: The petition challenged a penalty imposed under the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1954 after assessment proceedings under section 10 had revealed that the dealer had shown a sales tax component in invoices relating to tax-paid goods. The statutory appellate remedy was not pursued within limitation, and the petition was instituted after an unexplained delay. On these facts, the majority held that the extraordinary jurisdiction should not be invoked after voluntary forfeiture of the available remedy and prolonged delay. The concurring opinion agreed with dismissal, but rested the result on the merits, noting that the record did not support the dealer's claim that no tax had been charged in excess of the amount paid.
Conclusion: The writ petition was not fit for interference and was dismissed.
Concurring Opinion: One member concurred in the dismissal but disagreed with the reliance on availability of alternative remedy. The concurrence treated the writ as maintainable in view of its prior admission, but held that the petitioner failed on merits because the record did not establish that sales tax had not been collected in excess of the amount paid.
Ratio Decidendi: Unexplained delay and failure to pursue the statutory remedy may justify refusal of writ relief, and in the absence of proof to rebut the finding of unauthorised tax collection, the penalty will not be interfered with.
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