Pure Aggregates PVT. LTD. vs. Income Tax Officer
Held
The High Court found that the show cause notices under Section 74 had been finalized by independent orders dated 22.10.2021, after providing the petitioner an opportunity for reply and personal hearing. Given the finalization of proceedings and the availability of an alternative statutory remedy, the Court declined to entertain the writ petition.
Facts
Pure Aggregates Pvt. Ltd. challenged show cause notices and subsequent recovery notices issued under Section 74 of the CGST Act, claiming the initial show cause notices were not finalized and that they faced difficulties in paying GST liabilities due to delayed land acquisition compensation. They sought to quash the proceedings as arbitrary and illegal.
Key Issues
The key legal issues were whether the show cause notices issued under Section 74 of the CGST Act had been finalized by the authorities and if the writ petition was maintainable in light of an available alternative statutory remedy.
Sections Cited
Section 74, Section 74(5)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF AUGUST 2023 / 11TH SRAVANA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 23295 OF 2023 PETITIONER: PURE AGGREGATES PVT. LTD., DOOR NO. 9/587/1, AKKARA HOUSE, CHANDY'S LANE, IKKANDAWARRIYAR ROAD, THRISSUR, REP BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR JOSEPH A.C., AKKARA HOUSE, OLLUR P.O, THRISSUR, PIN – 680306 BY ADVS. T.R.S.KUMAR DEEPA R MENON DEENA JOSEPH AKSHAY JOSEPH ADHIKARAM THUSHARKRISHNAN K.U. SONA MARIA PAULOSE AMRUTHA PREMJITH RESPONDENTS: 1 INCOME TAX OFFICER, CENTRAL CIRCLE I, KANDAMKULATHI TOWER, OPP. MAHARAJA'S COLLEGE, M.G.ROAD, KOCHI, PIN – 682011 2 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER STATE TAX (INTELLIGENCE), SQUAD NO.VII, STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, KERALA, PALAKKAD, PIN – 678001 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (ARREAR RECOVERY) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD, PIN – 678001 OTHER PRESENT: SRI CHRISTOPHER AHRAHAM..SR GP SMT THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02.08.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C)No.23295/2023 Dated this the 2nd day of August,2023 J U D G M E N T The writ peti
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