M/S Maruthi Logistics vs. Assistant Commissioner GST West Commissionerate

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WP/33498/2025HC KarnatakaGSTCNR KAHC01072188202515 December 2025Bench: S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR5 pages
For Petitioner: SRI. NISHCHAY.S.P, SRI. DHANUSH, SRI. NIKHIL R. VASISHTA, ADVOCATESFor Respondent: SRI. UNNIKRISHNAN M., ADVOCATE

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53364 WP No. 33498 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.33498 OF 2025 (T-RES) BETWEEN: M/S MARUTHI LOGISTICS SOLE PROPRIETOR, GROUND FLOOR, 475, MARUTHI TRADERS, PADUKA MANDIR ROAD, NEAR PAKASHALA HERITAGE, BHCS LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 061 REPRESENTED BY MR.MAHABALESWAR BHARI S/O SRI. BASAVARAJ BHARI, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OFFICE AT 475, MARUTHI TRADERS, PADUKA MANDIR ROAD, NEAR PAKASHALA HERITAGE, BHCS LAYOUT, BENGALURU- 560 061. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NISHCHAY.S.P, SRI. DHANUSH, SRI. NIKHIL R. VASISHTA, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER GST WEST COMMISSIONERATE BMTC BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, BANASHANKARI, BENGALURU-560 070. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRA TAX, CWD5, WEST-DIVISION-5, BMTC BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, BANASHANKARI, Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53364 WP No. 33498 of 2025 BENGALURU-560 070. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. UNNIKRISHNAN M., ADVOCATE) THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUITON OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION OF APPROPRIATE NATURE TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS OF THE CASE AND AFTER SCRUTINIZING THE SAME, TO STRIKE DOWN AND QUASH THE RECOVERY NOTICE DATED 10.09 2025 BEARING DIN NO. 20250957YU00004984F1 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO. 2 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “ (i) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other Writ or order or direction of appropriate nature to call for the records of the case and after scrutinizing the same, to strike down and quash the Recovery Notice dated: 10.09.2025 baring DIN No. 20250957yu00004984F1 issued by Respondent NO.2 vide Annexure-A.

(ii) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other Writ or order or direction of appropriate nature to call for the records of the case and after scrutinizing the same, to strike down and quash the Order-In-Original dated: 20.03.2024 baring F.No.V/24/81/2022 CWD5 passed by Respondent No.1 vide Annexure-B. HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53364 (iii) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other Writ or Order or direction of appropriate nature to call for the records of the case and after scrutinizing the same, to strike down and quash the show Cause Notice dated: 31.12.2020 bearing File No.GEXCOM/AE/VRFN/TPD/1156/2020-AE vide Annexure-C.

(iv) Pass any other order orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case.”

2.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record.

3.

Though several contentions have been urged by both sides in support of their respective claims, the issue in controversy between the parties is directly and squarely covered by the judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of M/s.Karnataka Chinmaya Seva Trust Vs. Joint Commissioner of Central Tax in WP No.11154/2023 & connected matters dated 03.07.2024, wherein it was held as under; "

13.

Accordingly, the following: ORDER In light of observations made above, the writ petitions relating to challenge to show-cause notice, such HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53364 matters will stand relegated to the officers to be designated in terms of the observations made in para 8 above, at the same stage. Accordingly, such of the petitions at Sl.No.1 to 5 in Column No.1 of the table relating to challenge to show-cause notice are disposed off. Insofar as such writ petitions as detailed in Column 2 of the table relating to challenge to Orders-in-Original, in light of the discussion made above, the Orders-in-Original stand set aside and the matters are relegated to the Officers to be designated to be reconsidered from the stage of show-cause notice. Accordingly, such of the petitions at Sl.No.1 to 35 in Column No.2 of the table relating to challenge to Orders-in-Original are disposed off. The petitioners who are now relegated before the authorities concerned are at liberty to file their pleadings within a reasonable time as may be fixed by the Officers concerned. Wherever the matters are pending in appeal in light of the arrangement that is made, petitioners to file a memo for withdrawal of appeal and accordingly, the orders-in-original in question would also receive the same treatment, i.e. be set aside as per the directions made above. Wherever demands have been made pursuant to the impugned orders, such proceedings are also set aside."

4.

Under these circumstances, the present petition is also disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53364

5.

Accordingly, the impugned Order-in-original at Annexure-B dated 20.03.2024 is hereby quashed.

6.

The matter is remitted back to the concerned respondent to the stage of post show cause notice and to proceed further in accordance with law.

Ordered accordingly. (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE SV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 84

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