2019 (4) TMI 1324

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....n Case No. 6124 of 2019 - -<br>CST, VAT & Sales Tax<br>Mr. Justice Jyoti Saran And Mr. Justice Arvind Srivastava For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gautam Kumar Kejriwal, Adv., Mr. Atal Bihari Pandey, Adv., Mr. Rahul, Adv. And Mr. Alok Kumar Jha, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vikash Kumar, SC-11. ORAL JUDGMENT MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN Heard Mr. Gautam Kumar Kejriwal, learned counsel appear....

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....ppellate Authority but we definitely do find merit in the contention of the petitioner as regarding the condition of pre-deposit for the purpose of interim order, for two reasons, namely: (a) The Appellate Authority himself acknowledges in the impugned order that a sum of Rs. 8,51,48,626/- has been deposited in excess by the petitioner towards tax; and (b) Even when Rule 46(1) of the Bihar V....

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....d in the Appellate Authority and the Revisional Authority to set up such terms and conditions as deem proper while considering application for stay of tax and interest but no such discretion to set up terms and conditions is present in so far as the prayer for stay of penalty is concerned. Meaning thereby either the Appellate Authority can accept or reject the prayer for interim stay but in case h....