JUDGEMENT
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(1.)These appeals are directed against the common judgment and order passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Bench at Lucknow in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No.2344 (MB) of 2008, dated 22.05.2008, whereby and where under, the High Court, while upholding the legality of the Circular No.137, dated 29-30.03.2007 issued by the Commissioner of Trade Tax, has quashed the re-assessment proceedings initiated under Section 21 of the U.P. Trade Tax Act, 1948 (for short "the Act").
(2.)Since these appeals arise out of a common judgment and order of the High Court and factual matrix in all the appeals is also identical, while disposing of these appeals by this common judgment and order, we would only notice facts in the lead matter, Civil Appeal No.6714 Of 2009, in respect to respondent-assessee, M/s. Aryaverth Udyog, Gauhanna, Akbarpur, District Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.
(3.)Briefly stated, the facts in the lead case are: the relevant assessment year involved in this appeal is 2001-02. The respondent-assessee is a registered dealer under the Act and the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (for short "the Act, 1956"). It is engaged in the business of manufacture of rice from paddy in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The assessee consumes paddy purchased within the State of Uttar Pradesh to manufacture rice at their rice mills and sells the rice so manufactured within the State and outside in course of inter-State trade under the Act, 1956.