Vikas A Shah vs. The State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court set aside the ex parte assessment order, acknowledging the petitioner's inability to participate. It directed the petitioner to appear before the assessing authority within 15 days for fresh assessment, with the condition that he would not raise the issue of limitation.
Facts
The petitioner, who inherited his deceased parents' proprietorship firm, challenged an ex parte GST assessment order passed against his deceased mother. He contended that despite intimating the death, no notice was served on him to participate in the assessment proceedings.
Key Issues
The key issue was the validity of an ex parte GST assessment order passed against a deceased proprietor without proper notice to the legal successor, and whether the successor should be granted an opportunity to participate in fresh proceedings.
Sections Cited
None
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH MONDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 16TH MAGHA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 3127 OF 2024 PETITIONER/S: VIKAS A SHAH AGED 50 YEARS S/O. LATE: VASANTI A SHAH (PROPRIETOR OF INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES) RESIDING AT 9/6, BEACH ROAD, KOZHIKODE, KERALA - 673001, PIN - 673001 BY ADVS. SRIKANTH THAMBAN SRAVAN M.S. ABHILASH.B FIRDOUSE.K.K RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER OFFICE OF THE STATE TAX OFFICER, TAXPAYER SERVICES CIRCLE, KOZHIKODE CITY, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, 1ST FLOOR, JAWAHAR NAGAR COLONY, ERANJIPALAM P.O, KOZHIKODE, KERALA, PIN - 673006 2 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682031 OTHER PRESENT: JASMINE M.M.-GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05.02.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 3127 OF 2024 2 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the son of late Mrs.Vasanti Anil Kumar Shah and Mr.Anil kumar Shah (mother and father / parents). The parents had a proprietorship firm in the name of ‘International Agencies’ which was registered under the provisions of CGST / SGST Act, 2017. The s
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