1966 (7) TMI 61

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....es below which had not given him a set-off in respect of certain amount of tax recovered from him by the State Government. The petitioner is a forest contractor. The Forest Department held auction of a coupe of the forest on 28th July, 1960, and the petitioner's bid for the same was accepted for a sum of Rs. 60,100. The amount was to be paid in four instalments. The actual contract was executed on....

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....itioner seeks to challenge these orders. It is not necessary for us to decide when the sale became effective in favour of the petitioner. There is great deal to be said on behalf of the petitioner when he contends that the sale did not become effective until passes were issued by the Forest Department and until he became fully authorised to deal with the goods. In any case he says that the prop....