2007 (9) TMI 557

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....er referred to as "the Act") is directed against the order of the Tribunal dated January 7, 2003 relating to the assessment year, 1990-91. The dealer/opposite party (hereinafter referred to as "the dealer") was carrying on the business of manufacture and sale of rice, oil, etc., and was also carrying on the business of foodgrain, oil-seed, etc. During the year under consideration, dealer had....

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....ly remanded back the case to examine the seized documents which were found at the time of survey with reference to the explanation given by the dealer. The issue with regard to the taxability on the purchases of rice bran and mustard khali has not been adjudicated. Being aggrieved by the order of the Assistant Commissioner (Judicial), Sales Tax, Gorakhpur, dealer filed appeal before the Tribunal. ....

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....ed in deciding the matter on merit. He submitted that the Tribunal has held that the order of the first appellate authority, remanding back the matter to the assessing authority is not justified on the ground that the entire documents were available before him and he should have himself enquired into the matter. If it was so, the matter should have been remanded back to the first appellate authori....

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....g officer was subject-matter of dispute. In case, if the Tribunal came to the conclusion that the remand of the case was not justified as the entire material was available before the first appellate authority and the first appellate authority should have himself looked into those material and made the enquiry, the Tribunal should have remanded back the matter to the first appellate authority to de....