https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188371 A writ challenge to assessment and penalty orders under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act was not entertained because statutory remedies were available and the assessment showed independent reasoning by the assessing authority. The court noted that a quasi-judicial authority must decide on its own merits, and the mere existence of a commissioner's circular did not invalidate an order founded on independent grounds. It also held that an advance ruling obtained by another assessee could not automatically govern the petitioner's case in writ proceedings. The petitioner was relegated to the remedies available in law. en-us Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:18:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188371 A writ challenge to assessment and penalty orders under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act was not entertained because statutory remedies were available and the assessment showed independent reasoning by the assessing authority. The court noted that a quasi-judicial authority must decide on its own merits, and the mere existence of a commissioner's circular did not invalidate an order founded on independent grounds. It also held that an advance ruling obtained by another assessee could not automatically govern the petitioner's case in writ proceedings. The petitioner was relegated to the remedies available in law. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188371