M/S Om Sai Professional Detective And Security Services Private Limited vs. The Assistant Commissioner(St)

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WP/2935/2025HC Andhra PradeshGSTCNR APHC01005357202511 February 2025Bench: R RAGHUNANDAN RAO,HARINATH.N6 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 2935 OF 2025 Between: M/s Om Sai Professional Detective And Security Services Private Limited, A company having office at D.No.57-3-4, Sri Rama Nilayam, Yadavula Bazar, PatamataVijayawada, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh - 520010 ...Petitioner AND The Assistant Commissioner(ST), Autonagar, Vijayawada II, Andhra Pradesh. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the Show Cause Notice in Form No. DRC- 01 bearing Ref No. ZD3711230106203 dated 20-11-2023 and its consequent order under Section 73 dated 08-07-2024 bearing Reference No. ZD370724004977Z passed by the Respondent for the financial year 2020-21 as being void, illegal, arbitrary without jurisdiction and non est in the eye of law and consequently set aside the same. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further action including collection of tax pursuant to the Show Cause Notice in Form No. DRC-01 bearing Ref No. ZD3711230106203 dated 20-11-2023 and its consequent

order under Section 73 dated 08-07-2024 bearing Reference No. ZD370724004977 Z. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI. M NAGA DEEPAK Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR COMMERCIAL TAX The Court made the following order:

% APHC010053572025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Juri iction) [3488] WEDNE AY ,THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 2935/2025 Between: M/s Om Sai Professional Detective And Security Services Private Limited ...PETITIONER AND The Assistant Commissionerst ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.M NAGA DEEPAK Counsel for the Respondent: 1 .GP FOR COMMERCIAL TAX The Court made the following order: (perHon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) The petitioner was served with the show cause notice, in Form No.DRC-01, bearing Ref No.ZD3711230106203, dated 20.11.2023, and the assessment order, in Form GST DRC-07, Ref No.ZD370724004977Z, dated 08.07.2024, passed by the respondent, under the Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 [for short “the GST Act”] for the period 2020-2021, this order has been i; ■\\ challenge^ by the petitioner.

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The show cause notice, in Form No.DRC-01, and the assessment order, in Form GST DRC-07, is challenged by the petitioner, on various grounds, including the ground that the said proceedings did not contain a DIN number. Learned Government Pleader for Commercial Tax, instructions, submits that there is no DIN number on the impugned on 3. assessment orders.

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The question of the effect of non-inclusion of DIN number on proceedings, under the G.S.T. Act, came to be considered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Pradeep Goyal Vs. Union of India & Ors\ The Hon’ble Supreme Court, after noticing the provisions of the Act and the circular issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (herein referred to as “C.B.I.C.”), had held that an order, which does not contain a DIN number would be non-est and invalid. A Division Bench of this Court in the case of M/s. Cluster ^ on 5.-‘ Enterprises Vs. The Deputy Assistant Commissioner (ST)-2, Kadapa the basis of the circular, dated 23.12.2019, bearing No.128/47/2019-GST issued by the C.B.I.C., had held that non-mention of a DIN number would ^ 2022 (63) 286 (SC) "2024 (88) G.S.T.L 179 (A.P.)

3 Deputy Commissioner, Special Circle, Visakhapatnam^, had also held that non-mention of a DIN number would require the order to be set aside. In view of the aforesaid judgments and the circular issued by the 6. C.B.I.C., the non-mention of a DIN number in these orders, which was uploaded in the portal, requires the impugned order to be set aside. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of setting aside the 7. show cause notice, in Form No.DRC-01, bearing Ref No.ZD3711230106203, dated 20.11.2023, and the assessment order, in Form GST DRC-07, Ref NO.ZD370724004977Z, dated 08.07.2024, passed by the respondent, with liberty to the respondent to conduct fresh assessment, after giving notice and by assigning a DIN number to the said order. The period from the date of the impugned assessment orders, till the date of receipt of this Order shall be excluded for the purposes of limitation. There shall be no order as to costs. / / ^ 2024 (88) G.S.T.L. 303(A.P.) A. VENUGOPALA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //// ' SECTSONIOFFICER To,

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The Assistant Commissioner(ST), Autonagar, Vijayawada II, Andhra Pradesh

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One CC to Sri. M Naga Deepak Advocate [OPUC]

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Two CCs to GP for Commercial Tax, High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT]

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Three CD Copies GSC

HIGH COURT DATED:12/02/2025 ORDER WP.No.2935 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WP WITHOUT COSTS

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