M/S Hpsm Steel INDIA PVT LTD Through Its Director Sh Gourav Jain vs. Union Of INDIA & Ors.
Held
The High Court declined to exercise its extraordinary writ jurisdiction, holding that the petitioners had an efficacious alternative remedy available under Section 107 of the CGST Act. All factual and legal issues, including the competence of officers and quantification of penalties, could be examined by the Appellate Authority.
Facts
A batch of writ petitions challenged various adjudication orders imposing penalties under GST, raising grounds such as denial of natural justice, evidentiary issues, and competence of authorities. The petitioners sought to bypass the statutory appeal remedy under Section 107 of the CGST Act.
Key Issues
Whether the High Court should exercise its writ jurisdiction despite the availability of an alternative statutory appeal remedy under Section 107, and the competence of officers to initiate proceedings under Section 122.
Sections Cited
Section 107, Section 122(1), Section 107(6)
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W.P.(C) 8829/2026 & connected matters $~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI %
Judgment reserved on: 20.08.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 07.09.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 07.09.2026 # CNR No. DLHC010280552026 + W.P.(C) 8829/2026, CM APPL. 41299/2026, CM APPL. 41300/2026
ROHIT GARG
.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pradeep Singh Rawat, Mr. Lalit Mohan Pant and Mr. Abhinav Kalra, Advs.
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
.....Respondents Through: Mr. Harpreet Singh, SSC along with Mr. Iqbal Singh Bedi and Mr.Latin Kumar Gaur, Advs.
# CNR No. DLHC010282812026 + W.P.(C) 8892/2026, CM APPL. 41609/2026, CM APPL. 41610/2026
MANOJ BANSAL
.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pradeep Singh Rawat, Mr. Lalit Mohan Pant and Mr. Abhinav Kalra, Advs.
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
.....Respondents Through: Mr. Harpreet Singh, SSC along with Mr. Iqbal Singh Bedi and Mr. Latin Kumar Gaur, Advs. # CNR No. DLHC010282722026 + W.P.(C) 8893/2026, CM APPL. 41611/2026, CM APPL. 41612/2026
SAGAR GARG
.....Petitione
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