https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=408436 A writ petition challenged Rule 6(1B) of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 and related appointment notifications on the ground that a two-year tenure for Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal members conflicts with the Supreme Court's rulings in Madras Bar Association and Rojer Mathew, which stressed that unduly short tribunal tenures undermine expertise, efficiency and independence. The petition sought deletion of the two-year condition from several member appointments, including judicial members, and urged interim relief because the present appointments were said to leave members with very limited service periods. The High Court directed the State to file a reply and listed the matter for further hearing. en-us Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:42:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=408436 A writ petition challenged Rule 6(1B) of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 and related appointment notifications on the ground that a two-year tenure for Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal members conflicts with the Supreme Court's rulings in Madras Bar Association and Rojer Mathew, which stressed that unduly short tribunal tenures undermine expertise, efficiency and independence. The petition sought deletion of the two-year condition from several member appointments, including judicial members, and urged interim relief because the present appointments were said to leave members with very limited service periods. The High Court directed the State to file a reply and listed the matter for further hearing. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=408436