M/S Hotel Pai Vista vs. Additional Commissioner Of Central Tax

WP/38277/2025HC KarnatakaGSTCNR KAHC01082364202517 December 2025Bench: S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR7 pages
For Petitioner: SMT. INCHARA G., ADVOCATEFor Respondent: SRI. JEEVAN J.NEERALGI, ADVOCATE
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Held

The court held that consolidating multiple tax periods or financial years into a single show cause notice is illegal, invalid, and impermissible under the CGST/KGST Act. Consequently, the impugned notice and subsequent proceedings were quashed.

Facts

The petitioner challenged a show cause notice and an order-in-original for consolidating multiple financial years into a single notice. The court noted that this issue was directly covered by a previous judgment.

Key Issues

Whether clubbing multiple tax periods/financial years in a single show cause notice is legally permissible under the CGST/KGST Act.

Sections Cited

Section 73, Section 74

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Cause title — parties, addresses and appearances
- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54353 WP No. 38277 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.38277 OF 2025 (T-RES) BETWEEN: M/S HOTEL PAI VISTA (A UNIT OF PAI VAIBHAV HOTELS INDIA PVT. LTD.) (REGISTERED VIDE GST REGN NO 29AAACP9282G3ZZ) BANGALORE-NILGIRI ROAD, OPP. KSRTC BUS STAND, MYSURU - 570 001. (REPRESENTED ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY) …PETITIONER (BY SMT. INCHARA G., ADVOCATE) AND: ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL TAX GST COMMISSIONERATE MYSURU, S1 AND S2, VINAYA MARGA, SIDDHARTHA NAGAR, MYSURU – 570 011 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. JEEVAN J.NEERALGI, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE S226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE ISSUED IN FORM DRC-01 VIDE SCN NO. 12/2025-26 BLZU DTD. 20.06.2025 COVERING THE PERIOD FY 2018-19 TO 2023-24 ENLCOSED AS ANNX-A AS BEING VOID AB INITIO AND ETC.

WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

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