Court Modifies Order Against Deputy Commissioner; No Justification Found for Whimsical Conduct Claim in VAT Case.

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....Levy of cost of ₹ 50,000 on the petitioner / Deputy Commissioner - Passing a whimsical order against the assessee - there are no reasonable justification to hold that the petitioner had passed a whimsical order and that it suffered from malice in fact and in law. These observations were unnecessary for the adjudication of the merits of the dispute raised by the assessee. The conduct of the petitioner was not in question. - Order modified.....