M/S Balakrushna Filling Station vs. Union Of INDIA
Facts
The Petitioner, M/s. Balakrushna Filling Station, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack. The petition concerned an application dated 29th June, 2021, submitted by the Petitioner. The Opposite Parties are the Union of India and others, including Opposite Party No.3, an authority under the GST regime. The core of the matter revolves around the consideration of the Petitioner's application by Opposite Party No.3 in light of specific notifications issued by the State on 1st June, 2021, and 21st June, 2021. The procedural history indicates that the Petitioner sought a direction for the consideration of their application.
Held
The Court directed that the Petitioner's application dated 29th June, 2021, shall be considered by Opposite Party No.3. This consideration must be in terms of the notification dated 1st June, 2021, and the notification dated 21st June, 2021, issued by the State. The Petitioner is required to produce copies of these notifications before Opposite Party No.3 no later than 16th August, 2021. Following this, Opposite Party No.3 is mandated to pass an appropriate order and communicate it to the Petitioner not later than 1st November, 2021. The Court disposed of the writ petition with these specific directions, effectively ensuring that the Petitioner's pending application would be addressed within a stipulated timeframe and in accordance with the relevant administrative guidelines.
Key Issues
1. Whether the Petitioner's application dated 29th June, 2021, should be considered by Opposite Party No.3 in accordance with the State's notifications dated 1st June, 2021, and 21st June, 2021? (Question of procedure and compliance with administrative directives). The Petitioner argued for the consideration of their application as per the extant notifications. The Revenue (Opposite Parties) did not record any specific arguments against this, but the Court's order implies a need for compliance by the authority. No specific provisions of the CGST/SGST Act were explicitly debated in the provided text, but the context relates to administrative actions within the GST framework.
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ORDER 29.07.2021 Order No.
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The Petitioner’s application dated 29th June, 2021 (Annexure- 8) shall be considered by the Opposite Party No.3 in terms of the notification dated 1st June, 2021 and the notification dated 21st June, 2021 of the State, copy of which will be produced before Opposite Party No.3, not later than 16th August, 2021 and an appropriate order should be passed and communicated to the Petitioner not later than 1st November, 2021. 3. The writ petition is disposed of in the above terms.
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