COURT: | Bombay High Court |
CORAM: | B. P. Colabawalla J, S. C. Dharmadhikari J |
SECTION(S): | - |
GENRE: | Domestic Tax |
CATCH WORDS: | Condonation of delay, delay, strictures |
COUNSEL: | Chirag Shetty, Jitendra Motwani, prakash Shah |
DATE: | February 13, 2017 (Date of pronouncement) |
DATE: | February 20, 2017 (Date of publication) |
AY: | - |
FILE: | Click here to view full post with file download link |
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The Commissioner and his officials are playing a blame game. To cover up their lapses and deficiencies, they turned around and blamed their Advocates .. We are sorry to say that this is not what was expected from the Commissioner of Service Tax. If the officers are unaware of legal procedures, then, they have to be in touch with their Advocates and periodically. They cannot expect that the Advocate himself comes to their office and apprise them as to what further has to be done after the filing of an Appeal |
While filing a cryptic affidavit in support, initially we had observed that the Commissioner and his officials are playing a blame game. To cover up their lapses and deficiencies, they turned around and blamed their Advocates. They are of the opinion that their Advocates ought to inform them and at every stage of the matter, particularly as to which office objections have to be complied with or are to be removed. If no such communication is made by the Advocates, then the Commissioner feels that he and his officers are not at fault. We are sorry to say that this is not what was expected from the Commissioner of Service Tax. If the officers are unaware of legal procedures, then, they have to be in touch with their Advocates and periodically. They cannot expect that the Advocate himself comes to their office and apprise them as to what further has to be done after the filing of an Appeal
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