M/S. Santarus Enterprises vs. The Joint Commissioner Of Central Tax
Held
The High Court, without commenting on the merits of the case, granted the petitioner liberty to prefer an appeal against the impugned Order-in-Original and summary orders within two weeks. The appellate authority was directed to consider any delay condonation application sympathetically, acknowledging the petitioner's pursuit of the writ remedy.
Facts
The petitioner challenged an Order-in-Original and summary orders in Form GST DRC-07, issued under Sections 74 and 122(1) of the CGST/SGST Acts, alleging procedural irregularities such as lack of show cause notice, personal hearing, and digital signatures on the DRC-07 forms. The orders pertained to multiple tax periods from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was the validity of an Order-in-Original and summary orders in Form GST DRC-07 passed without a show cause notice, personal hearing, or digital signatures, and whether such procedural lapses violated principles of natural justice and statutory provisions.
Sections Cited
Section 74, Section 122(1), Section 20
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[ 3488 I IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE THE CHTEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G,M. MOHIUDDIN WRIT PETITION NO: 10'139 OF 2026 Between: M/s. Santarus Enterprises, O/o. H.No.07-672/1/NR, Subash Nagar'- 1DA JeuOimetta, Quthbullipur Mandal, MedchalMalkajgiri, -Telangana-500055' iepresented by its Managing Partner, Sri. Chanana *"' t"'n...r=rlTlONER AND 1. The Joint Commissioner of Central Tax, Medchal GST Division, Medchal Commissionerate, Lakdi-ka-pul, Hyderabad-500004 z. in" Union of lndii, Rep. by its Se6retary, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi - 1 10 001 S. the Cdtrat Board of lndirect Taxes and Customs, [ep byits Chairman' _ Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, North Block, Central Secretariat, New Delhi -100 001. a. ffie eiii.Commissioner (ST), Jeedimetla Circle-2, Hyderabad Rural, Hyderabad ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue Writ df Mandamu
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