Appeal to the Appellate Tribunal.-

1[(1) Any officer

2[empowered by the State Government or the Commissioner] in this behalf or any other person objecting to an order passed,

3[under section 12-D or an order passed] by the

4[Joint Commissioner]

under

5[

6[x x x]

section 20 or section 21] may appeal to the Appellate Tribunal within a period of sixty days from the date on which the order was communicated to him.]

¹ Substituted by Act 9 of 1964 w.e.f. 1.4.1964.

² Substituted by Act 5 of 2006 w.e.f. 1.4.2006

³ Inserted by Act 11 of 1993 w.e.f. 1.4.1993.

⁴ Substituted by 5 of 1993 w.e.f. 9.11.1992.

⁵ Substituted by Act 3 of 1966 w.e.f. 1.3.1966.

⁶ Omitted by Act 9 of 1970 w.e.f. 1.4.1970.

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1. (2) The Appellate Tribunal may admit an appeal preferred after the period of sixty days referred to in sub-section (1), 1[but within a further period of one hundred and eighty days] if it is satisfied that the 2[appellant] had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within that period. 1[(2A) The officer authorised under sub-section (1) or the person against whom an appeal has been preferred, as the case may be, on receipt of notice that an appeal against the order of the 2[Deputy Commissioner] or the 2[Joint Commissioner] has been preferred under sub-section (1) by the other party, may, notwithstanding that he has not appealed against such order or any part thereof, file 3[at any time before the appeal is finally heard] , a memorandum of cross-objections, verified in the prescribed manner, against any part of the order of the 2[Deputy Commissioner] or the 2[Joint Commissioner] , as the case may be, and such memorandum shall be disposed of by the Appellate Tribunal as if it were an appeal presented within the time specified in sub-section (1).]
2. (3) The appeal 1[or the memorandum of cross-objections] shall be in the prescribed form, shall be verified in the prescribed manner, and 1[in the case of an appeal preferred by any person other than an officer 2[empowered by the State Government or the Commissioner] under sub-section (1)] shall be accompanied 3[proof of payment of one half of tax or other amount disputed and also] by a fee equal to two percent of the amount of assessment objected to, provided that the sum payable shall in no case be less than 4[two hundred rupees or more than one thousand rupees] 1[(3A) xxx]
3. (4) The Appellate Tribunal shall, after giving both parties to the appeal a reasonable opportunity of being heard, pass such orders thereon as it thinks fit: Provided that if the appeal involves a question of law on which the Appellate Tribunal has previously given its decision in another appeal and either a revision petition in the High Court against such decision or an appeal in the Supreme Court against the order of the High Court thereon is pending, the Appellate Tribunal may defer the hearing of the appeal before it till such revision petition in the High Court or the appeal in the Supreme Court is disposed of. 1[Provided further that if as a result of the appeal any change becomes necessary in the assessment, which is the subject matter of the appeal, the Appellate Tribunal may authorise the Assessing authority to amend the 1957: KAR. ACT 25] Sales Tax assessment, and the assessing authority shall amend the assessment accordingly and thereupon, any amount overpaid by the assessee shall be refunded to him without interest, or any additional amount of tax due from him shall be collected in accordance with the provisions of the Act, as the case may be.] 1[(5) Notwithstanding that an appeal has been preferred under sub-section (1), and notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, tax or any other amount shall be paid in accordance with the assessment or other order made in the case: Provided that the Appellate Tribunal may, in its discretion, stay payment of one half of the tax or other amount disputed, if the appellant makes payment of the other half of the tax or other amount disputed along with the prescribed form of appeal: Provided further that the Appellate Tribunal shall dispose of such appeal within a period of one hundred eighty days from the date of the order staying proceedings of recovery of one half of tax or other amount and, if such appeal is not so disposed of within the period specified, the order of stay shall stand vacated after the said period and the Appellate Tribunal shall not make any further order staying proceedings of recovery of the said tax or other amount.]
4. (6) (a) The Appellate Tribunal may, on the application 1[either of the appellant or of the respondent] review any order passed by it under sub- section (4) on the basis of facts which were not before it when it passed the order: Provided that no such application shall be preferred more than once in respect of the same order.
   • (b) The application for review shall be preferred in the prescribed manner within six months from the date on which the order to which the application relates was communicated to the applicant; and where the application is preferred by 1[any person other than an officer empowered by the State Government or the Commissioner] under sub-section (1),] it shall be accompanied by a fee equal to that which had been paid in respect of the appeal: Provided that if the application for review is preferred within ninety days from the date on which the order to which the application relates is communicated to the applicant, the application shall be accompanied by half the fee which had been paid in respect of the appeal. 1[(6A) With a view to rectifying any mistake apparent from the record, the Appellate Tribunal may, at any time, within five years from the date of any order passed by it under sub-section (4) or sub-section (6), amend such order: Provided that no order under this sub-section shall be made without giving both parties affected by the order a reasonable opportunity of being heard.]

¹ Inserted by Act 7 of 1997 w.e.f. 1.4.1997.

² Substituted by Act 9 of 1964 w.e.f. 1.4.1964.

¹ Inserted by Act 9 of 1964 w.e.f. 1.4.1964.

² Substituted by 5 of 1993 w.e.f. 9.11.1992.

³ Substituted by Act 15 of 1991 w.e.f. 1.4.1991.

¹ Inserted by Act 9 of 1964 w.e.f. 1.4.1964.

² Substituted by Act 5 of 2006 w.e.f. 1.4.2006

³ Inserted by Act 26 of 2004 w.e.f. 1.4.2004.

⁴ Substituted by Act 18 of 1994 w.e.f. 1.4.1994.

¹ Omitted by Act 5 of 2002 w.e.f. 1.4.2002.

¹ Inserted by Act 15 of 1988 w.e.f. 1.4.1988.

¹ Substituted by Act 26 of 2004 w.e.f. 1.8.2004.

¹ Substituted by Act 9 of 1964 w.e.f. 1.4.1964.

¹ Substituted by Act 9 of 1964 w.e.f. 1.4.1964.

² Substituted by Act 5 of 2006 w.e.f. 1.4.2006

¹ Inserted by Act 15 of 1970 w.e.f. 1.10.1957.

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1. (7) Except as provided in the rules made under this Act, the Appellate Tribunal shall not have powers to award costs to either of the parties to the appeal or review.
2. (8) Every order passed by the Appellate Tribunal under 1[sub-section (4) or sub-section (6) or sub-section (6-A)] shall be communicated to 2[the appellant, the respondent, the authority on whose order the appeal was preferred, the 3[Joint Commissioner] concerned if he is not such authority, and the Commissioner.]
3. (9) Every order passed by the Appellate Tribunal under sub-section (4) shall 1[subject to the provisions of sub-section (6), sub-section (6A)] and section 23, be final and every order passed by it under sub-section (6) shall, 1[subject to the provisions of sub-section (6A) and section 23] be final.

¹ Substituted by Act 15 of 1970 w.e.f. 1.10.1957.

² Substituted by Act 9 of 1964 w.e.f. 1.4.1964.

³ Substituted by Act 5 of 1993 w.e.f. 9.11.1992.

¹ Substituted by Act 15 of 1970 w.e.f. 1.10.1957.

1[22-A. Revisional powers of

2[Additional Commissioner]

and Commissioner.- (1) The

motion call for and examine the record of

4[any order passed or proceeding recorded] under

3[section 20 or section 21 of] this Act and if he considers that any order passed therein by any officer who is not above the rank of a

2[Joint Commissioner]

¹ Inserted by Act 9 of 1964 w.e.f. 1.4.1964 & substituted by Act 4 of 1992 w.e.f. 1.4.1992.

² Substituted by Act 5 of 1993 w.e.f. 9.11.1992.

³ Inserted by Act 15 of 1996 w.e.f. 5.9.1996.

⁴ Inserted by Act 5 of 2001 w.e.f. 1.4.2001.

, is erroneous in so far as it is prejudicial to the interest of the revenue, he may, if necessary, stay the operation of such order for such period as he deems fit and after giving the assessee an opportunity of being heard and after making or causing to be made such inquiry as he deems necessary, pass such order thereon as the circumstances of the case justify, including an order enhancing or modifying the assessment, or cancelling the assessment or directing a fresh assessment.

1. (2) The Commissioner may on his own motion call for and examine the record of any proceeding under this Act, and if he considers that any order passed therein by any officer subordinate to him 1[or the Authority for Clarification and Advance Rulings constituted under section 4] is erroneous in so far as it is prejudicial to the interest of the revenue, he may, if necessary, stay the operation of such order for such period as he deems fit and after giving the assessee an opportunity of being heard and after making or causing to be made such inquiry as he deems necessary, pass such order thereon as the circumstances of the case justify, including an order enhancing or modifying the assessment, or cancelling the assessment or directing a fresh assessment. 1957: KAR. ACT 25] Sales Tax
2. (3) The 1[Additional Commissioner] or the Commissioner shall not 2[exercise any power] under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), as the case may be, if,—
   • (a) the time for appeal against the order has not expired; 1[(b) the matter has been subject to an appeal under section 22 or a revision in the High Court; or]
   • (c) more than four years have expired after the passing of the order sought to be revised.
3. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), the 1[Additional Commissioner] or the Commissioner, may pass an order under subsection
4. (1) or (2), as the case may be, on any point which has not been raised and decided in an appeal or revision referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (3), before the expiry of a period of one year from the date of the order in such appeal or revision or before the expiry of a period of four years referred to in clause (c) of that sub-section whichever is later.] 1[(5) Every order passed in revision under sub-section (1) shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of this section, sections 23, 24 and 25-A, be final.
5. (6) Every order passed in revision under sub-section (2) shall, subject to the provisions of sections 23, 24 and 25-A, be final.] 1[Explanation I.—If the order passed or proceedings recorded by the appropriate authority referred to in sub-sections (1) or (2), involves an issue on which the High Court has given its decision adverse to the revenue in some other proceedings and an appeal to the Supreme Court against such decision of the High Court is pending, the period spent between the date of the decision of the High Court and the date of the decision of the Supreme Court shall be excluded in computing the period referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (3). Explanation II.—In computing the period of limitation for the purpose of sub-section (3), any period during which any proceeding under this section is stayed by an order of injunction of any court shall be excluded.] 1[Explanation III.—For the purposes of this section, `record' shall include all records relating to any proceedings under this Act available at the time of examination by the Additional Commissioner or the Commissioner.] 1[22-B. Limitation in regard to passing of orders in respect of certain proceedings.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 12-A, 21 and 22-A, where any proceedings are initiated under section 12-A or any

¹ Inserted by Act 26 of 2004 w.e.f. 1.4.2002.

¹ Substituted by Act 5 of 1993 w.e.f. 9.11.1992.

² Substituted by Act 5 of 1993 w.e.f. 1.4.1992.

¹ Substituted by Act 4 of 1999 w.e.f. 1.4.1999.

¹ Substituted by Act 5 of 1993 w.e.f. 9.11.1992.

¹ Inserted by Act 11 of 1993 w.e.f. 1.4.1993.

¹ Inserted by Act 5 of 1993 w.e.f. 9.11.1992.

¹ Inserted by Act 11 of 1993 w.e.f. 1.4.1993.

Sales Tax [1957: KAR. ACT 25 records have been called for under sections 21 or 22-A, the authorities concerned shall pass orders referred to in the said sections, within a period of

¹ Inserted by Act 7 of 1997 w.e.f. 1.4.1997.

² Substituted by Act 5 of 2000 w.e.f. 1.4.1997.

2[four years] from the date of initiation of such proceedings or calling for the records, as the case may be:

Provided that in respect of proceedings initiated or records called for before the date of commencement of the Karnataka Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1997, orders shall be passed within a period of

¹ Substituted by Act 5 of 2000 w.e.f. 1.4.1997.

1[four years] from such commencement.

¹ Inserted by Act 5 of 2001 w.e.f. 1.4.2001.

1[Provided further that no such time limit shall be applicable in respect of proceedings initiated by the Commissioner under Section 22-A.]

1. (2) In computing the period specified in sub-section (1), the period during which a proceeding has been deferred on account of any stay granted by any court or any other authority shall be excluded.]