M/S. Global Plasto Wares vs. Assistant State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court upheld the penalty, ruling that since the appellant had collected but failed to remit tax, Section 73(11) was correctly applied. It held that the appellant was not prejudiced by the show cause notice's omission to specifically mention Section 73(11), as the facts leading to its invocation were admitted.
Facts
The appellant was penalized under Section 73(11) of the CGST/SGST Act for not remitting tax collected from customers, despite subsequently paying the differential tax after a show cause notice. The appellant contended that the show cause notice only referred to Section 73(9) (or 73(8)), not 73(11), thus violating natural justice.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether a penalty under Section 73(11) could be imposed when the show cause notice referred to other sub-sections of Section 73, and if this amounted to a violation of natural justice when the facts were admitted.
Sections Cited
Section 73(11), Section 73(8), Section 73(9)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR & THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE KAUSER EDAPPAGATH WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023/10TH KARTHIKA, 1945 W.A.NO.1874 OF 2023 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 17.10.2023 IN W.P(C).NO.33787/2023 OF THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA APPELLANT(S)/PETITIONER: M/S. GLOBAL PLASTO WARES AGED 44 YEARS 2/407, AVINISSERY, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER DAVIS JOHN, PIN - 680027 BY ADV.SRI.P.N.DAMODARAN NAMBOODIRI BY ADV.SRI.HRITHWIK D. NAMBOOTHIRI RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENT: 1 ASSISTANT STATE TAX OFFICER TAX PAYER SERVICES CIRCLE, NATTIKA, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, POOTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680004 2 THE STATE TAX OFFICER STATE GST DEPARTMENT, FOURTH CIRCLE, POOTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680004 3 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER STATE GST DEPARTMENT, POOTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680004 BY DR. THUSHARA JAMES, SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01.11.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.A.No.1874/2023 J U D G M
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