https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162799 A writ of mandamus cannot compel an appellate tribunal to entertain and decide an appeal in disregard of an express statutory limitation period. The Court stated that mandamus lies only to require performance of a statutory duty according to law, not to direct an authority to act contrary to the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957. As the appellate remedy under section 22 is subject to the limitation in section 22(2), there was no legal basis to bypass that time bar. The earlier order cited by the petitioner was treated as non-precedential because it did not lay down any law, and the writ petition was dismissed. en-us Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:46:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162799 A writ of mandamus cannot compel an appellate tribunal to entertain and decide an appeal in disregard of an express statutory limitation period. The Court stated that mandamus lies only to require performance of a statutory duty according to law, not to direct an authority to act contrary to the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957. As the appellate remedy under section 22 is subject to the limitation in section 22(2), there was no legal basis to bypass that time bar. The earlier order cited by the petitioner was treated as non-precedential because it did not lay down any law, and the writ petition was dismissed. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162799