Reassessment remand principles: Tribunal must decide existing material itself and cannot avoid factual and legal issues through repeated remand.

In reassessment proceedings under the U.P. Trade Tax Act, the Tribunal was expected to decide the controversy on the material already on record rather than sustain repeated remand. The Court noted that the revenue carried a heavy burden in reassessment matters and that the Tribunal, as the fact-finding forum, should examine both the legal and factual questions itself. It also held that the first appellate authority was not barred from considering factual aspects under Section 9. The remand order was set aside and the matter sent back to the Tribunal for fresh decision on the existing material.

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Issues: Whether the Tribunal was justified in sustaining remand in a reassessment matter without deciding the controversy on the material already available, and whether the reassessment could be justified as a valid proceeding under the U.P. Trade Tax Act.

Analysis: The revision concerned reassessment proceedings in which the dealer asserted that it acted as a commission agent for Ex. U.P. principals and that the necessary material was already on record. The Court held that in a reassessment matter the burden lay heavily on the revenue, and the Tribunal, as the court of fact, ought to have examined both the legal and factual issues itself instead of leaving the matter open through repeated remand. The Court also held that the Tribunal erred in taking the view that the first appellate authority could not examine the factual aspects under Section 9 of the U.P. Trade Tax Act.

Conclusion: The remand order was set aside and the revisions were allowed, with the matter sent back to the Tribunal for fresh decision on the existing material.

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