Maintainability of Writ application - Gujarat VAT Act - Escaped...

Maintainability of Writ application - Gujarat VAT Act - Escaped turnover - Supply to SEZ unit - As in the instance case, the GVAT Act, 2003 provides complete machinery for the assessment/reassessment of tax, imposition of penalty and for obtaining relief in respect of any improper orders passed by the authorities, in our opinion, the writ applicant should not be permitted to abandon that machinery and to invoke the jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution, more particularly, when the writ applicant has the adequate remedy open him by an appeal to the Joint Commissioner - HC

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