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Issues: Whether further recovery and attachment proceedings could continue against the assessee during the pendency of the statutory appeal after the pre-deposit had been made and a part of the demand had already been recovered.
Analysis: The petitioner had filed a statutory appeal against the assessment order under Section 27 of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 and had also made the required pre-deposit. The record showed that a substantial amount had already been recovered from the petitioner's bank account during the pendency of the appeal. In these circumstances, further coercive recovery from the petitioner's bank account or from any other source, pending disposal of the appeal, was not warranted. The appellate authority was also directed to decide the appeal within a fixed time, and the attachments already effected were required to be lifted so that the petitioner could operate the bank account.
Conclusion: Further recovery and coercive steps were stayed, the bank attachments were directed to be lifted, and the relief was granted in favour of the assessee.
Final Conclusion: The writ petition was disposed of by protecting the assessee against any further recovery pending the statutory appeal and by directing expeditious disposal of the appeal on merits.
Ratio Decidendi: When a statutory appeal is pending with the requisite pre-deposit already made and the assessed demand has been substantially recovered, further coercive recovery from the assessee during the pendency of the appeal is not justified without awaiting the appellate decision.