Kalyani E Mart vs. The State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court directed the 1st respondent (State Tax Officer) to expeditiously adjudicate the show cause notices, strictly in accordance with the law. The adjudication must be preceded by providing the petitioner with an opportunity for a hearing.
Facts
The petitioner, a GST-registered dealer, received show cause notices (Form DRC-01A) for the financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19. The petitioner filed detailed replies to these notices and sought a direction from the High Court for their proper consideration and adjudication. An initial challenge to Section 16(4) of the CGST/SGST Act was not pressed.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the respondents were obligated to consider the petitioner's replies to the show cause notices and adjudicate the matter in a time-bound and lawful manner, including providing a hearing opportunity.
Sections Cited
Section 16(4)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH MONDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023 / 29TH KARTHIKA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 23760 OF 2023 PETITIONER/S:
KALYANI E MART, 9/1835, PALATHINGAL, EDAKKARA, MALAPPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER SRI. BIBIN KUMAR, PIN - 679331
BY ADVS. K.S.HARIHARAN NAIR G.REMADEVI HARIMA HARIHARAN RAJATH R NATH DHEERAJ SASIDHARAN
RESPONDENT/S:
1 STATE TAX OFFICER, STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, KOVILAKOM ROAD, NILAMBUR, PIN - 679329 2 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (ADJUDICATION) O/O. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, TAXPAYER SERVICES, SGST DEPARTMENT, CIVIL STATION, MALAPPURAM, PIN - 676505 3 STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, KOVILAKOM ROAD, NILAMBUR, PIN - 679329 4 GOODS AND SERVICES TAX NETWORK REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, 4TH FLOOR, EAST WING WORLD MARK-1, AEROCITY, NEW DELHI, PIN - 110037 5 PROPER OFFICER STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, KOVILAKOM ROAD, NILAMBUR, PIN - 679329
W.P.(C) Nos.23760/2023 & 10824/2022
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6 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, TAXES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
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