M/S Veeranjinayya Enterprises vs. Joint Commisisoner Of Commercial Tax (Appeal)

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WP/202416/2025HC KarnatakaGSTCNR KAHC03007258202508 December 2025Bench: M.G.S.KAMAL4 pages
For Petitioner: SRI YASHAS S. DIKSHIT, ADVOCATE

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:7541 WP No. 202416 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S.KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO.202416 OF 2025 (T-RES) BETWEEN: M/S VEERANJINAYYA ENTERPRISES THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR, SHRI ANJANEYYA GADHAR AGE: 40 YEARS, R/O. 266, MAIN ROAD, TUNTAPUR, RAICHUR, KARNATAKA-584 103. …PETITIONER (BY SRI YASHAS S. DIKSHIT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. JOINT COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAX (APPEAL) KALABURAGI DIVISION, VKT BUILDING, NEAR RAILWAY STATION, STATION BAZAR, KALABURAGI-585 102. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAX LGSTO-530, RAICHUR, GANGA PARAMESHWAR LAYOUT, IDSMT LAYOUT, MANTRAYALAM ROAD, RAICHUR-584 102. …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by SACHIN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:7541 WP No. 202416 of 2025 (BY SRI MALLIKARJUN SAHUKAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 16.05.2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN GST.AP.64/2025-26/218/1, WHICH IS AT ANNEXURE-C. CONSEQUENTLY, CONDONE THE DELAY AND FURTHER DIRECT RESPONDENT NO.2 TO HEAR THE APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONER HEREIN ON MERIT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE OR ISSUE ANY OTHER ORDER AS MAY BE DEEMED FIT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S.KAMAL

ORAL ORDER Petitioner is before this Court seeking following reliefs: “Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing the order dated 16.05.2025 passed by the respondent No.1 in GST:AP:64/2025-26/218/1, which is at Annexure-C. Consequentially, condone the delay and further direct respondent No.2 to hear the appeal filed by the petitioner herein on merit, in the interest of justice. Or issue any other order as may be deemed fit in the interest of justice.”

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the only grievance of the petitioner is that the appeal filed HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:7541 by the petitioner under Section 107 (11) of the CGST & KGST Act, 2017 has been dismissed solely on the ground of there being delay of 13 days which is beyond the prescribed period of 120 days. He also submits that under similar circumstances, the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.200569 of 2025 dated 28.02.2025 [M/s. Mahila Grahakar Sahakr Sangh Niyamit vs. The Joint Commissioner and another] had condoned the delay and remitted the matter back to respondent No.2 for fresh consideration. He submits that a similar benefit be extended to the petitioner herein.

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Learned Additional Government Advocate, taking notice for the respondents, does not dispute the order as submitted having been passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.200569/2025. 4. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is allowed. The order dated 16.05.2025 passed by respondent No.1 as per Annexure-C is quashed. The HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:7541 matter is remitted back to respondent No.1 for fresh consideration in accordance with law. (M.G.S.KAMAL) JUDGE

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