https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=163992 Reassessment under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act was challenged on the ground that the second assessing officer lacked jurisdiction after an earlier assessment. The Court found no patent jurisdictional defect, noting that the officers were stated to be vested with powers under the relevant provisions and that a prior assessment did not by itself bar reassessment by the second officer. It also held that the merits of the reassessment need not be examined in writ proceedings where the statute provided an effective appellate remedy, including on jurisdictional objections. The writ petitions were therefore not entertained and the petitioner was relegated to the statutory appeal forum. en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:07:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=163992 Reassessment under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act was challenged on the ground that the second assessing officer lacked jurisdiction after an earlier assessment. The Court found no patent jurisdictional defect, noting that the officers were stated to be vested with powers under the relevant provisions and that a prior assessment did not by itself bar reassessment by the second officer. It also held that the merits of the reassessment need not be examined in writ proceedings where the statute provided an effective appellate remedy, including on jurisdictional objections. The writ petitions were therefore not entertained and the petitioner was relegated to the statutory appeal forum. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=163992