1994 (6) TMI 206

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....se five tax revision cases relate to the same assessee and deal with levying of penalty for the assessment years prior to July 1, 1985. The Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad, found that the assessing authority levied the penalty at three times the tax payable by the assessee on the assumption that the minimum penalty prescribed was three times the tax due and reduced it to two times. Challen....

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....s two times. On this aspect, the Tribunal recorded its findings as follows: "Section 14(8) of the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act was amended on July 1, 1985, making three times as the penalty and prior thereto the minimum penalty provided was only two times." The provisions of sub-section (8) of section 14 as they stood prior to amendment by Act 18 of 1985 with effect from July 1, 1985....

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.... and no minimum as such was prescribed where the nonsubmission of the return before the prescribed date or incorrect disclosure of the turnover was wilful. In these cases though it is argued by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the non-disclosure was not wilful, yet, we are unable to accept this contention as the Tribunal found that the omission was wilful. However, as the Tribunal pr....