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A similar writ, seeking similar relief had been previously dismissed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bench of Rohini, C.J. and Jayant Nath, J. sought to know why the present petition should also not be dismissed. Petitioner Association contended that since the impugned action of the VAT department\u00a0in withholding the refund to which the registered dealers were\u00a0entitled to, under the provisions of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 (DVAT Act) is ex facie illegal apart from being in violation of the law laid down by this Court in <em>Swarn Darshan Impex (P) Ltd.<\/em> v. <em>Commissioner\u00a0Trade Tax<\/em>, (2010) 31 VST 475 (Del), \u00a0the petitioner Association may be permitted to espouse the cause in the interest of the public at large. The Court directed the\u00a0Commissioner of VAT, New Delhi to look into the issue and take the necessary steps for rectification of the lapses, if any, in implementation of the statutory provisions. \u00a0[<em>Taxation Bar Assn.<\/em> v. <em>Govt. of NCT of Delhi<\/em>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_SCC_OnLine_Del_5174\">\u00a02016 SCC OnLine Del 5174<\/a>, decided on 16.09.2016]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi High Court: In a PIL filed by the Tax Bar Association seeking the Court&#8217;s direction to the Delhi VAT department to 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