CHAPTER - II
10 Tax due from deceased person payable by his representatives
(1) Where a dealer dies, his executor, administrator or other legal representative shall be deemed to be the dealer for the purposes of this Act and the provisions of this Act shall apply to him in respect of the business of the said deceased dealer:
Provided that -
(a) in respect of any liability of the deceased, his executor, administrator or other legal representative shall be liable only to the extent of the assets of the deceased in his hand;
(b) any proceeding including the proceeding for recovery may be continued from the stage at which it was pending at the time of the death of the dealer.
(2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall mutatis mutandis apply to a dealer being a partnership firm, which may stand dissolved in consequence of the death of any partner. |