Court Rules Education Cess Refunds Final; Cannot Be Recovered Despite Law Declared "Per Incuriam.

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....Recovery of refunded earlier, deposited by each of the petitioners as Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Education Cess - erroneous refund or not - under the facts and circumstances of the case, the amount refunded to them cannot be recovered, as it was not refunded to them erroneously, but it was returned to them for the reason that it was the requirement of law; law as it stood at the relevant time. The matter having attained finality cannot be re-opened for the reason that the earlier law has been declared to be “per incuriam”. - HC....