Equality of Treatment at the Hands of Law is an Essential Attribute of Rule of Law: HC

Pr. CIT Vs M/s. Starflex Sealing India Pvt. Ltd. (Bombay High Court) Held- Court requested revenue that the State takes a consistent view and does not agitate matters on which the Court has already taken a view, without pointing out the earlier order of this Court to the subsequent Bench. Court’s endeavor is only to ensure that the law is settled for the tax payers within the State of Maharashtra till the time the Apex Court takes a final view on the issue arising before us. Failing this, the Officers of the Revenue may arbitrarily decide which view of this Court it should follow and the jus...