Madras HC: Retrospective Withdrawal of VAT Benefits Rejected for Being Ultra Vires

Sennar Paper Boards Private Ltd Vs State of Tamil Nadu (Madras High Court) The Madras High Court considered a batch of writ petitions challenging Notification No. II(1)/CTR/75(b-2)/2007 dated 19.12.2007, issued through G.O.Ms.No.198, Commercial Taxes and Registration (B2), which imposed additional conditions affecting tax exemptions. Both sides acknowledged that the core issue had already been conclusively decided by a Division Bench of the Madras High Court in VG Paper and Boards Ltd. v. Government of Tamil Nadu (judgment dated 21.12.2022), in favour of assessees. The earlier Division Bench h...