M/S. Trinity Beverages Private Limited vs. Commissioner (Appeals)
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Cause title — parties, addresses and appearances
ORAL ORDER
The petitioner claims to be aggrieved by an order dated 24.04.2023 in respect of proceeding initiated on issuance of a Show Cause Notice under Section 74 of the Central Goods & Service Tax Act, 2017 demanding certain amounts. The penalty is also imposed thereon.
Learned counsel Sri Vignesh Shetty appearing for the petitioner submits that the order of penalty has sprung without considering any of the contentions advanced by the petitioner in reply and without giving an opportunity of personal hearing. Learned counsel would take this Court through the statutory framework to contend that the personal hearing is the mandate of the statute to be granted to the persons prior to imposition of penalty. HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37694
Learned counsel Sri Akash Shetty appearing for the respondent would, though refute the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, is not in a position to dispute the legal position as is projected by the petitioner.
In the light of the fact that the petitioner was not afforded a personal hearing nor the reply of the petitioner was considered prior to passing of the impugned orders, I deem it appropriate to remit the matter back to the hands of the respondent to consider the reply of the petitioner submitted to the Show Cause Notice and regulate its procedure thereon in accordance with law. The petitioner shall now furnish a fresh reply to the Show Cause Notice so issued initiating the proceedings against the petitioner. The respondent shall regulate its procedure thereafter. Order accordingly.
For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER
i) Writ petition is allowed.
ii) The impugned order dated 24.04.2023 at Annexure-A is hereby quashed. HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37694 iii) The matter is remitted back to the hands of the respondent for consideration afresh bearing in mind the observations made in the course of the order. (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE
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