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section 60

Special mode of recovery

The Chhattisgarh Value Added Sales Tax Act, 2005
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Statutory text
  1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 58 or any law for the time being in force, the Commissioner or any officer authorized by him in this behalf may, at any time or from time to time, by notice in writing, a copy of which shall be forwarded to the dealer at his last known address, require— (a) any person from whom any amount is due or may become due to the dealer; or (b) any person who holds or may subsequently hold money for or on account of the dealer; to pay to the Commissioner, either forthwith upon the money becoming due or at or within the time specified in the notice (not being before the money becomes due or is held as aforesaid), so much of the money as is sufficient to pay the amount due by the dealer in respect of the arrears of tax, penalty or interest under this Act, or the whole of the money when it is equal to or less than that amount.
  2. (2) The Commissioner may at any time or from time to time, amend or revoke any such notice or extend the time for making any payment in pursuance of the notice.
  3. (3) Any person making any payment in compliance with a notice under this section shall be deemed to have made the payment under the authority of the dealer and the receipt of the payment by the Commissioner shall constitute a good and sufficient discharge of the liability of such person to the dealer to the extent of the amount referred to in the receipt.
  4. (4) Any payment made to the Commissioner in contravention of the provisions of this section shall be void and of no effect as against the claim of the state government.
  5. (5) Any person discharging any liability to the dealer after receipt of the notice referred to in this section shall be personally liable to the Commissioner to the extent of his own liability to the dealer so discharged or to the extent of the dealer’s liability for any sum due under this Act, whichever is less.

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