2013 (4) TMI 817 - HC - VAT and Sales Tax

Court upholds Tax Board decision on incentive scheme deadline interpretation. Precedents from Gopal Oil Mills and Mahaveer Oil Industries cited.

The court upheld the Tax Board's decision, dismissing the revision petition regarding the interpretation of an incentive scheme deadline. The court found ... - Issues: Interpretation of incentive scheme deadlineThe judgment dealt with the issue of whether the petitioner-assessee was entitled to the benefit of an incentive scheme beyond the deadline of April 4, 1994, as determined by previous court decisions.The petitioner argued that they should receive the benefit of the incentive scheme even after the specified deadline, while the respondent, the assessing officer, contended that previous court rulings restricted the benefit only up to April 4, 1994.The court reviewed the arguments presented by both parties and concluded that the Tax Board correctly applied the judgments in the cases of Gopal Oil Mills and Mahaveer Oil Industries, which limited the benefit of the incentive scheme up to April 4, 1994. The court also referenced its own previous rulings to support this interpretation.Therefore, based on the court's analysis and interpretation of the relevant legal precedents, the order of the Tax Board was upheld, and the revision petition was dismissed.