M/S.
Orissa State Financial Corporation Vs. Commnr. of Commercial Taxes & Ors.
[2009] INSC 1779 (3 December 2009)
Judgment
CIVIL
APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1434 OF 2003 M/s Orissa State Financial
Corporation .. Appellant(s) Versus Commnr.of Commericial Taxes & Ors. ..
Respondent(s) O R D E R Despite valiant attempt on the part of learned counsel
for the appellant to convince us that in view of Parekh & Co. & Ors.,
2000(5) SCC 694, the issue raised in the present appeal requires consideration,
in our judgment the issue is no more res integra. In State Bank of Bikaner
& Jaipur vs. National Iron & Steel Rolling Corp. & Ors., (1995) 2
SCC 19, explaining the scope of Section 11- AAAA of the Rajasthan Sales Tax
Act, 1954 (for short, "the Act") which is pari materia to Section
13-B of the Orissa Sales Tax Act, 1947, a three-Judge Bench of this Court has
held that the statutory charge created under Section 11- AAAA of the said Act,
the sales tax dues shall have precedence over the mortgage created in favour of
the Bank.
To the
same effect is another decision of this Court in State of M.P. & Anr. vs.
State Bank of Indore & Ors., (2002) 10 SCC 441, wherein it was held that a
charge created by Section 33C of the M.P. General Sales-Tax Act, 1958 in favour
of the State in respect of sales-tax dues shall prevail over the charge created
by the dealer in favour of the Bank in respect of the loan.
In view
of the said pronouncements, we do not find any substance in this appeal. The
appeal, therefore, stands dismissed, leaving the parties to bear their own
costs.
....................J. [ D.K. JAIN ]
....................J. [ T.S. THAKUR ]
NEW DELHI,
DECEMBER 03, 2009.
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