Post-invoice discount and turnover reduction require fresh assessment after factual verification and supporting documents are examined.

Post-invoice discount claims affecting turnover require factual verification, so the matter was remitted for fresh consideration by the Assessing Officer. The assessee was allowed to produce supporting documents, and the officer must reconsider the tax treatment of the discount and its impact on turnover in accordance with law and prior observations. The constitutional challenge to the relevant rule was not pressed, and no final adjudication was made on that issue. The writ appeals were therefore disposed of by sending the matter back for decision on merits.

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Issues: Whether the appeals should be remanded to the Assessing Officer for reconsideration of the tax treatment of discount granted after issuance of the invoice, resulting in reduction of turnover, and consequent fresh determination in accordance with law.

Analysis: The appeals were heard finally with consent and the challenge to the constitutional validity of the relevant rule was not pressed. In view of the prior decision of the same Bench in a similar matter, the Court directed that the Assessing Officer should reconsider the effect of the post-invoice discount on turnover. The assessee was permitted to produce supporting documents, and the matter was to be decided afresh after taking into account the relevant provisions and earlier observations.

Conclusion: The issue was remitted to the Assessing Officer for fresh consideration, with liberty to the assessee to place material in support of the claimed discount and turnover reduction.

Final Conclusion: The writ appeals were disposed of by sending the matter back for reconsideration on merits, without a final adjudication on the constitutional challenge.

Ratio Decidendi: Where the tax impact of a post-invoice discount requires factual verification, the proper course is remand for fresh assessment after considering the relevant material and governing rule.

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