https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=355803 A writ challenge to a reassessment order under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act was held not maintainable because an efficacious statutory appellate remedy was available. The court noted that the reassessment order could be appealed to the Joint Commissioner (Appeals) and then to the Tribunal, both with co-extensive powers, which weighed against writ intervention. A bare claim of denial of time to reply, unsupported by material showing prior inability to file objections, was insufficient to bypass the alternative remedy rule. The petitioner was relegated to the statutory appeal process, with liberty to appeal within four weeks without objection on limitation if otherwise maintainable. en-us Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 05:56:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=355803 A writ challenge to a reassessment order under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act was held not maintainable because an efficacious statutory appellate remedy was available. The court noted that the reassessment order could be appealed to the Joint Commissioner (Appeals) and then to the Tribunal, both with co-extensive powers, which weighed against writ intervention. A bare claim of denial of time to reply, unsupported by material showing prior inability to file objections, was insufficient to bypass the alternative remedy rule. The petitioner was relegated to the statutory appeal process, with liberty to appeal within four weeks without objection on limitation if otherwise maintainable. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=355803