2007 (1) TMI 602

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....HAUDHARY, ADVOCATE FOR THE RESPONDENT: SH. RAKESH BAJPAI , S. C.   JUDGMENT The petitioner has alleged that he was director of m/s. jaipuria minerals private limited. , which is a company, registered under the provisions of the companies act, 1956. The petitioner has further alleged that he submitted his resignation from the board of directors of the company in the year 1975, which w....

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.... lal gupta vs. Additional commissioner of trade tax, varanasi and others 2001 uptc 1090. Sri rakesh bajpai, learned additional chief standing counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that recovery relates to part of the period of assessment years 1972-73 to 1976-77 when the petitioner was the director of the company. He further submits that there is no illegality in the impugned c....

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....immoveable assets/property of the company. This court held that for the recovery of the outstanding dues against the company the directors cannot be held responsible, if he is not in possession of moveable or immoveable assets/property of the company. In the case of sudershan kumar gulati, kanpur and others (supra) this court has also held that the trade tax arrears due against a limited company c....

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....nts in the case of sri ram shyam shukla and others vs. Assistant collector. Collection trade tax (supra) is not applicable to the facts of the present case. The circular dated 15-9-1998, a copy which has been annexed as annexure-1 and the notice dated 26-11-1998, a copy of which has been annexed as annexure 4 to the writ petition, so far as it relates to the petitioner are against the provisions o....