Input Tax Credit (ITC) - As rightly contended by the learned...

Input Tax Credit (ITC) - As rightly contended by the learned Additional Advocate General by placing reliance upon the settled proposition of law that ITC is only a concession, it is open to the State to impose restrictions or conditions for availing the ITC. In the present case, prior to the introduction of the proviso, every dealer who effected interstate sale availed ITC under section 19 (2) (v) and the State imposed a restriction on such availment by the proviso, which naturally is binding on the assessees. - HC