M/S. Arss Scpl Jv. Bbsr vs. The Chief Comminr, CT And GST, Cuttack

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WP(C)/17174/2024HC OrissaGSTCNR ODHC01044263202407 March 2025Bench: MR. JUSTICE ARINDAM SINHA (ACJ),MR. JUSTICE SASHIKANTA MISHRA3 pages

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Page 1 of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.17174 of 2024 M/s. ARSS SCPL JV. Bhubaneswar …. Petitioner Represented By Adv. – Mr. Prayas Mohanty, Advocate -versus- The Chief Commissioner, CT and GST, Odisha, Cuttack and others …. Opposite Parties Represented By Adv. – Mr. D. Das, ASC CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARINDAM SINHA, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SASHIKANTA MISHRA

ORDER 07.03.2025

W.P.(C) No.17174 of 2024 and I.A. no.7936 of 2024

1.

Mr. Mohanty, learned advocate appears on behalf of petitioner and submits, his client is aggrieved by order dated 16th May, 2024 made by the First Appellate Authority. It wants to appeal therefrom to the Tribunal but it has not yet been constituted. In the circumstances assessee and the department were complying with directions made on order dated 16th February, 2024 by the Order No. 01

First Division Bench in a batch of writ petitions, lead case being WP(C) no.42015 of 2023 (M/s. Maa Tarini Traders v. State of Odisha and others).

2.

The directions included requiring the assessee to deposit 10% of the disputed amount of tax on filing the appeal and further 20% of remaining disputed tax, for the impugned order to be stayed.

3.

He submits, his client is up against State revenue. There was notification dated 16th August, 2024 made by Central revenue reducing latter deposit to 10%. Now, State revenue has correspondingly notified on 29th October, 2024. In the circumstances, the writ petition be disposed of as covered by order dated 16th February, 2024 (supra) with modification for deposit of 10% of remaining disputed tax for impugned order to remain stayed.

4.

Mr. Das, learned advocate, Additional Standing Counsel appears on behalf of State revenue.

5.

We accept submission made on behalf of petitioner regarding corresponding notification reducing requirement of the deposit to 10% of disputed tax for impugned first appellate order to remain stayed. The deposit be made accordingly.

6.

The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.

(Arindam Sinha) Acting Chief Justice

(Sashikanta Mishra) Judge Jyoti

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