M/S B S Channabasappa And Sons vs. The Deputy Commissioner Of

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WP/19198/2024HC KarnatakaGSTCNR KAHC01039811202422 August 2024Bench: S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR4 pages
For Petitioner: SRI. RAMA MURTHY R., ADVOCATEFor Respondent: SRI.HEMA KUMAR, AGA

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- 1 - NC: 2024:KHC:33789 WP No. 19198 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2024 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 19198 OF 2024 (T-RES) BETWEEN: M/S B S CHANNABASAPPA AND SONS A PARTNERSHIP FIRM, REPRSENTED BY ITS PARTNER, SRI. B C UMAPATHI, 56/1, 1189/A, 1196,1194/2B31 1194/B 15, KALIKADEVI ROAD, DAVANAGERE 577 001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAMA MURTHY R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES (AUDIT)-2, VANIJYA TERIGE BHAVANA, A BLOCK, DAVANAGERE 577 006. 2. JOINT COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES (APPEALS) DAVANAGERE DIVISION, VANIJYA TERIGE BHAVANA, A BLOCK, DAVANAGERE 577 006. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.HEMA KUMAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A. QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 26-06-2024 IN NO.KGST/AP-258/2024-25 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT FOR THE TAX PERIOD 2018-19. THIS WRIT 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 LEELAVATHI S R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2024:KHC:33789 WP No. 19198 of 2024

ORAL ORDER

In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “A. The Petitioner humbly pray this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or in the nature of Writ of Certiorari quashing the order dated 26.06.2024 in No.KGST/AP-258/2024-25 (Annexure-A) passed by the Second Respondent for the Tax Period 2018-19. b. This Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue such other relief or reliefs as this Hon’ble Court deems fit, in the interest of justice, in the Petitioner’s case.”

2.

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

3.

A perusal of the material on record will indicate that on 29.04.2024, respondent No.1 passed an order under Section 73(9) of the Karnataka Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 / the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (for short “the KGST Act” and “the CGST Act”). Subsequently, on 05.06.2024, respondent No.1 initiated proceedings by issuing a notice under Section 161 of the KGST Act. In the meanwhile, the petitioner filed an appeal on 06.06.2024 before respondent No.2-Appellate Authority challenging the aforesaid original order dated 29.04.2024. It is the grievance of the petitioner that while assigning erroneous reasons, respondent NC: 2024:KHC:33789 No.2 has dismissed the appeal filed by the petitioner vide impugned order dated 26.06.2024, which is assailed in the present petition.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforesaid rectification proceedings initiated by respondent No.1 have culminated in an order passed against the petitioner, who have preferred an appeal against the rectification order also.

5.

The said submission is placed on record.

6.

Learned AGA for the respondents submits that there is no merit in the writ petition and that the same is liable to be dismissed.

7.

The aforesaid facts and circumstances and the material on record will indicate that there are two appeals filed by the petitioner, which are pending before respondent No.2 as on today; one is the appeal filed against the Original Order dated 29.04.2024 and the other is on the rectification order passed by respondent No.1 subsequently. Under these circumstances, in order to provide sufficient and reasonable opportunity to both sides to put forth their respective contentions in both the appeals before respondent No.2, without expressing any opinion on the merits/demerits of the rival contentions, I deem it just and NC: 2024:KHC:33789 appropriate to set aside the impugned order and remit the matter back to be consolidated, clubbed, tried and disposed of along with the other appeal preferred by the petitioner against the rectification order.

8.

In the result, I pass the following: ORDER i. The Writ Petition is allowed. ii. The impugned order at Annexure-A dated 26.06.2024 passed by respondent No.2 is hereby set aside. iii. The matter/appeal is remitted back to respondent No.2 for reconsideration afresh in accordance with law. iv. Respondent No.2-Appellate Authority shall be clubbed, consolidated, tried and disposed of together with the instant appeal filed by the petitioner against the rectification order in accordance with law. v. All rival contentions are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE

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