Bajrangi Insulation v. Commissioner Of Trade & Taxes

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2781/2017 BAJRANGI INSULATION ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Vineet Bhatia, Advocate.

versus COMMISSIONER OF TRADE & TAXES ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Siddhartha Shankar Ray, Advocate.

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 26.04.2017

1. It is stated that the claim for refund has been processed and appropriate orders will be issued for refund of amount not later than within ten days from today.

2. This Court has held in the decision dated 19th January 2017 in W.P. (C) No. 10701 of 2016 (Vizien Organics v. Commissioner, Trade & Tax) negatived the above plea of the DVAT Department and held that the refund amount cannot be denied on the above basis.

3. By an order dated 1st February 2017 in SLP (Civil) No. 3496 of 2017 (Commissioner, Trade and Taxes v. Vizien Organics) the Supreme Court has while directing notice to issue, stayed the operation of the above decision of this Court.

W.P.(C) 2781/2017

4. Consistent with the orders passed in similar cases, including the order dated 21st April 2017 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 3422 of 2017 (Rakesh Trading Company v. Commissioner of Delhi Value Added Tax) this Court directs that pending the decision of the Supreme Court in SLP 3496 of 2017 the Respondent shall undertake that in the event of the Supreme Court upholding the order of this Court the entire balance interest amount that has been withheld shall to be paid to the Petitioner within four weeks from the date of the order of the Supreme Court.

5. The petition is disposed of in the above terms. S.MURALIDHAR, J CHANDER SHEKHAR, J APRIL 26, 2017 Rm W.P.(C) 2781/2017