Capital Steels vs. The Assistant State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court dismissed the writ petition, holding that the petitioner has an effective and alternative remedy of appeal available under Section 107 of the CGST Act. The Court reserved the petitioner's liberty to pursue statutory remedies.
Facts
The petitioner challenged an order issued under Section 129(3) of the Central Goods & Service Tax Act, 2017, before the High Court. This order was related to proceedings under the GST Act.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether a writ petition challenging an order under Section 129(3) of the CGST Act should be entertained when an effective alternative remedy of appeal under Section 107 is available.
Sections Cited
Section 129(3), Section 107
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS MONDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH 2022 / 7TH CHAITHRA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 10648 OF 2022 PETITIONER: M/S.CAPITAL STEELS T.B. ROAD, CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SRI. K.H. MUHAMMED YOUSEF, BY ADVS. AJI V.DEV T.P.ABDUL HAMEED ALAN PRIYADARSHI DEV RESPONDENTS: 1 THE ASSISTANT STATE TAX OFFICER SQUAD NO 11, STATE GOODS & SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, KOLLAM AT MINI CIVIL STATION, KOTTARAKARA-691 506. 2 THE STATE TAX OFFICER SQUAD NO 11, STATE GOODS & SERVICES, TAX DEPARTMENT, KOLLAM AT MINI CIVIL STATION, KOTTARAKARA-691 506. 3 THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO TAXES, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 4 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (REVENUE), MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI- 110 001. 5 THE CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES & CUSTOMS, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110 001 6 GOODS AND SERVICEX TAX COUNCIL, 5TH FLOOR, TOWER-11, JEEVAN BHARATI BUILDING, JANPATH ROAD, CONNAUGHAT PLACE, NEW DELHI-110 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 7 THE MANAGER,
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