https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=377392 The appellant challenged assessment orders under the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act for various years, contesting best judgment assessments due to non-filing of objections and lack of independent inquiry. The Single Judge directed payment of 50% of tax liability for specific years and dismissed the writ petition for one assessment year. Despite non-recovery by the respondent, the court granted the appellant an opportunity to present contentions and modified the orders, requiring payment of 15% of tax demanded for each year within a set period to facilitate objections, hearings, and reassessments without additional tax or penalty demands. Failure to comply would lead to appeal dismissal. en-us Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 06:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=377392 The appellant challenged assessment orders under the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act for various years, contesting best judgment assessments due to non-filing of objections and lack of independent inquiry. The Single Judge directed payment of 50% of tax liability for specific years and dismissed the writ petition for one assessment year. Despite non-recovery by the respondent, the court granted the appellant an opportunity to present contentions and modified the orders, requiring payment of 15% of tax demanded for each year within a set period to facilitate objections, hearings, and reassessments without additional tax or penalty demands. Failure to comply would lead to appeal dismissal. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=377392