Refund Denial for Overpaid Tax Creates Unfair Disparity Between Compliant Taxpayers and Initial Defaulters Paying Reduced Rate.

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....Denial of refund claim - The Explanation, which states that the amount shall not be refunded in any case on the basis that dealer had filed the tax at a higher rate, results in invidious discrimination towards those who have paid the tax at a higher rate, like the appellants, when compared with that category of the persons who were defaulters and have now been allowed to pay the tax at the rate of 1% for the relevant period. - SC....