27. Refund

(1) "(a) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 17, section 53 and section 54, the assessing authority or the authorised officer, after having verified the fact of deposit of such amount, is satisfied that the payment made by a dealer or a person is in excess of any tax, penalty, interest or other sum due, as a result of an assessment made or in pursuance of an order passed by any competent officer, authority or court, such assessing authority or authorised officer, either suo motu or on an application made in this behalf in Form VAT-20 or VAT-21 or VAT-22 as the case may be, shall pass an order for refund within fifteen days of such assessment or receipt of such order or receipt of completed application. Refund order shall be passed in favour of a dealer or a person who has account in a bank having core banking system (CBS) in Form VAT-23A, and in case of others in Form VAT-23."

"(aa) Where order for refund has been issued in Form VAT-23A, the assessing authority or the authorised officer shall submit the same electronically to the Deputy Commissioner (Administration) within two days of passing of such order. The Deputy Commissioner (Administration) shall forward the same within two days of its receipt to an officer authorised by the Commissioner as the Central Refund Officer. The Central Refund Officer shall forward the details regarding refunds in Form VAT-23B digitally signed by him, within seven days to the bank specified by the Commissioner, and direct the bank to transfer the amount of refund into the account of the dealer mentioned in the said Form and send a copy thereof to the Treasury Officer concerned.

(aaa) Where order for refund has been issued in Form VAT-23, the assessing authority or the authorised officer shall forward an advice to the Treasury Officer or Sub-Treasury Officer or the Manager of the Bank authorised to receive money on behalf of the State Government, in Form VAT-24.”

["(aaaa)" Where the refund of tax, demand or other sum has been made electronically, the authorized bank shall forward a statement of such refunds, on the same day, in part-B of Form VAT-45A to the concerned treasury of the State and a copy of such statement shall be forwarded to the Accountant General Rajasthan.]

(b) Where a dealer desires the adjustment of the refund to be made under sub-clause (a), against any amount payable by him, the assessing authority or the authorized officer, as the case may be, shall issue a refund adjustment order in Form VAT-25 authorizing him to deduct the amount refundable from the amount payable by him.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), where a demand is outstanding against a dealer or a person who is entitled to a refund, the assessing authority or the authorized officer shall suo motu issue a refund adjustment order in Form VAT-25 for adjusting the refund against such outstanding demand.

(3) No claim of refund shall be rejected without giving the dealer or the person claiming refund, an opportunity of being heard and without recording reasons in writing.

“27A. Provisional refund of tax in certain cases.- **deleted w.e.f. 09.03.2011