HC slams Sales Tax Dept. for recovering tax in Extortion Manner

Ms Anusura Vs Mohit A Gupta (Gujarat High Court) Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties and having gone through the materials on record, we are of the view that the action on the part of the concerned authorities could be termed as absolutely high-handed and arbitrary. The facts of this case speak for themselves. In the course of the hearing of this matter, the Officer assisting the learned AGP went to the extent of even making a statement that the amount of Rs.1,49,27,723/­ is not to be recovered from the writ­applicant. He conceded to the fact that while determining t...