M/S. M J Gold vs. Joint Commissioner Of State Tax
Held
The Court noted that the petitioner was indeed not afforded any opportunity before the communication and order blocking the credit ledger. It directed the petitioner to appear before the first respondent for a fresh decision, and if the decision was delayed, the electronic credit ledger should be unblocked to enable return filing.
Facts
The petitioner challenged the blocking of their electronic credit ledger for Rs. 9,58,000/- through Ext.P6 communication and Ext.P7 order. The petitioner contended that no opportunity was afforded to them before these actions were taken by the authorities.
Key Issues
The primary legal issue was whether the electronic credit ledger of a taxpayer could be blocked without providing a prior opportunity to be heard.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH TUESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023 / 28TH BHADRA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 30292 OF 2023 PETITIONER/S: M/S. M J GOLD, T C NO. X/1095, COPPEN LANE, NEAR NEW CHURCH, THRISSUR - 680001, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SRI. M K ANTOCHAN. BY ADV TOMSON T.EMMANUEL RESPONDENT/S: 1 JOINT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX, STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, SGST COMPLEX, POOTHOLE, THRISSUR., PIN - 680004 2 CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, NEW DELHI -110 023, REPRESENTED BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY, PIN - 110023 3 STATE OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVT. TAXES DEPARTMENT, PIN - 695001 4 COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX, STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, 9TH FLOOR, TAX TOWER, KILLIPALAM, KARAMANA P O; THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695022 OTHER PRESENT: SMT.RESHMITA RAMACHANDRAN-GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19.09.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 30292 OF 2023. 2 J U D G M E N T
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