Karakurappa vs. The Assistant Commissioner Of Central Tax

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WP/8328/2025HC KarnatakaGSTCNR KAHC01015510202517 April 2025Bench: S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR4 pages
For Petitioner: SRI BALRAM R RAO, ADVOCATEFor Respondent: SRI JEEVAN J. NEERALGI, ADVOCATE

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- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15943 WP No. 8328 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.8328 OF 2025 (T-RES) BETWEEN: KARAKURAPPA S/O KARAKURAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT GROUND FLOOR 98, JAMBIGEMARADAHALLI, SOMENAHALLI POST, GUDIBANDE TALUK, CHIKBALLAPUR-562 104. …PETITIONER (BY SRI BALRAM R RAO, ADVOCATE) AND: THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL TAX NORTH DIVISION-8, HMT BHAVAN, GANGA NAGAR, BELLARY ROAD, BENGALURU-560 032. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI JEEVAN J. NEERALGI, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER-IN-ORIGINAL BEARING NO.GEXCOM /ADJN/ST/ADC/293/2022-ADJN-COMMR-CGST-BENGALURU(N) IN DIN-20231257YX0000666C08 WHICH WAS PASSED AND ISSUED ON 08.12.2023 BY THE RESPONDENT UNDER CHAPTER V OF THE FINANCE ACT, 1994 (ANNEXURE-A) AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15943 WP No. 8328 of 2025

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs:

“Quashing the impugned Order-in-Original bearing No.GEXCOM/AADJN/ST/ADC/293/2022-ADJN-COMMR- CGST-Bengaluru (N), in DIN-20131257YX0000666C08 which was passed and issued on 08.12.2023 by the respondent under Chapte V of the Finance Act, 1994 (Annexure-A);”

2.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent and perused the material on record.

3.

Though several contentions have been urged by both sides in support of their respective claims, the issue in controversy between the parties is directly and squarely covered by the judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of M/s.Karnataka Chinmaya Seva Trust Vs. Joint Commissioner of Central Tax in WP No.11154/2023 & connected matters dated 03.07.2024, wherein it was held as under:

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13.

Accordingly, the following: ORDER In light of observations made above, the writ petitions relating to challenge to show-cause notice, NC: 2025:KHC:15943 such matters will stand relegated to the officers to be designated in terms of the observations made in para 8 above, at the same stage. Accordingly, such of the petitions at Sl.No.1 to 5 in Column No.1 of the table relating to challenge to show-cause notice are disposed off. Insofar as such writ petitions as detailed in Column 2 of the table relating to challenge to Orders-in- Original, in light of the discussion made above, the Orders-in-Original stand set aside and the matters are relegated to the Officers to be designated to be reconsidered from the stage of show-cause notice. Accordingly, such of the petitions at Sl.No.1 to 35 in Column No.2 of the table relating to challenge to Orders-in-Original are disposed off. The petitioners who are now relegated before the authorities concerned are at liberty to file their pleadings within a reasonable time as may be fixed by the Officers concerned. Wherever the matters are pending in appeal in light of the arrangement that is made, petitioners to file a memo for withdrawal of appeal and accordingly, the orders-in-original in question would also receive the same treatment, i.e. be set aside as per the directions made above. Wherever demands have been made pursuant to the impugned orders, such proceedings are also set aside."

4.

Under these circumstances, the present petition is also disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgment of the Co- ordinate Bench of this Court. NC: 2025:KHC:15943

5.

Accordingly, the impugned Order-in-original at Annexure – A dated 08.12.2023 is hereby quashed.

Ordered accordingly. (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE

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