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2020 DIGILAW 576 (BOM)

Sesa Goa Limited v. Union of India, through the Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi

2020-03-12

M.S.JAWALKAR, M.S.SONAK

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JUDGMENT : M. S. Sonak, J. This Writ Petition was tagged along with Tax Appeal No. 24/2011. 2. In view of the judgment and order made by us, disposing off Tax Appeal No. 24/2011, Mr. Ramani, the learned Senior Advocate for the petitioner, on the basis of instructions, does not press for any reliefs in this Writ Petition, but, seeks liberty to press for the grounds as well as the reliefs as applied for in this Writ Petition, if and when any occasion for the same arises in future. In particular, Mr. Ramani, the learned Senior Advocate submits that in case, the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) or the ITAT does not accept the contentions of the petitioner in Appeal, which is now remanded for consideration by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), the petitioner be granted liberty to raise all the contentions now raised in the present Petition. 3. According to us, if the matter can be disposed off on a ground other than ground of constitutional validity of the provisions, it is our duty to do so in the first instance. Accordingly, we accept the submissions made by Mr. Ramani, the learned Senior Advocate for the petitioner and dispose off this Petition as not pressed, but, by reserving liberty to the petitioner to raise all contentions or seek all reliefs as prayed for in the present Petition, if and when occasion for the same arises in future. 4. With liberty as aforesaid, this Petition is disposed off.