M/S. S. Bishan Singh @ Sons. And Anr. vs. Union Of INDIA And 3 Ors.
Held
The Court held that the writ petition was to be closed as withdrawn, based on the submission of the petitioner's counsel. There was no decision on the merits of any substantive GST-related issue. The reasoning was solely based on the petitioner's instruction to withdraw the case. The operative direction was to close the writ petition. No specific GST provisions were discussed or interpreted, and therefore, no ratio decidendi for future cases on GST matters can be extracted from this judgment.
Facts
The petitioners, M/s. S. Bishan Singh @ Sons, a proprietorship firm, and its proprietor Harjinder Singh, filed a writ petition before the Gauhati High Court. The respondents were the Union of India, the Commissioner GST, the Assistant Commissioner of Central Goods and Service Tax, and the Superintendent of Central Goods and Service Tax. The specific tax period(s) and the order or action under challenge, along with the authority that passed it and the amount in dispute, are not recorded in the provided text. The procedural history leading to the filing of the writ petition is also not detailed.
Key Issues
The primary issue before the Court was whether the writ petition should be allowed to be withdrawn. The petitioner's counsel, Ms. N. Gogoi, submitted that she had instructions to withdraw the writ petition. The revenue or State's arguments are not recorded in the judgment. The question of law or mixed law and fact, and the specific provisions of the CGST Act or Rules that would have been relevant if the case proceeded on merits, are not discussed as the petition was withdrawn.
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/1361/2024 M/S. S. BISHAN SINGH @ SONS. AND ANR. A PROPRIETORSHIP FIRM HAVING ITS OFFICE AND PLACE OF BUSINESS AT WARD NO. 10, MAIN ROAD, DHEKIAJULI, SONITPUR- 784110, ASSAM. 2: HARJINDER SINGH PROPRIETOR OF M/S S. BISHAN SINGH AND SONS
RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 3 DHEKIAJULI
DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI. 2:THE COMMISSIONER GST CENTRAL EXCISE AND SERVICE TAX (EARLIER COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND SERVICE TAX) G.S. ROAD GUWAHATI- 781005 ASSAM. 3:THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICE TAX TEZPUR DIVISION (EARLIER ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND SERVICE TAX)
Page No.# 2/2 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DIVISION
L.B. ROAD P.O.- TEZPUR- 784001
DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM. 4:THE SUPERINTENDENT TEZPUR-II RANGE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT TEZPUR-II
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