M/S Sahu Communication, Dhenkanal vs. Chief Commissioner Of CT And GST, Cuttack
Held
The Court accepted the petitioner's submission that a notification reduced the further deposit requirement to 10% of the remaining disputed tax. The impugned order would remain stayed upon this modified deposit.
Facts
The petitioner sought to appeal an order from the First Appellate Authority but faced challenges due to the non-constitution of the Tribunal. Previous directions required a deposit of 10% of disputed tax plus 20% of the remaining disputed tax for a stay.
Key Issues
The primary issue was the deposit requirement for staying an appellate order in the absence of a constituted Tribunal, and whether a recent notification reducing the deposit percentage applied.
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Cause title — parties, addresses and appearances
ORDER 11.12.2024
Mrs Wallace, learned advocate appears on behalf of petitioner and submits, her client is aggrieved by order dated 30th October, 2024 made by the First Appellate Authority. She wants to appeal therefrom to the Tribunal but it has not yet been constituted. In the circumstances assessees and the department Order No. 01. were complying with directions made on order dated 16th February, 2024 by the 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).
The directions included requiring the assessee to deposit 10% of the disputed amount of tax on filing the appeal a
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