Bihar State Road Devleopment Corporation Limited vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The Court considered the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, Ms. Prachi Pallavi, who sought permission to withdraw the present petitions. The Court took this statement on record. Consequently, all the listed Civil Writ Jurisdiction Cases (CWJC Nos. 6029, 6150, 6376, 8278, 9133, and 18733 of 2024) were dismissed as withdrawn. The Court did not delve into the merits of any underlying GST disputes or the actions of the revenue authorities. The decision was solely based on the petitioners' request to withdraw their cases.
Facts
The petitioners, Bihar State Road Development Corporation Limited and Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Limited, filed multiple writ petitions before the Patna High Court. These petitions challenged various orders or actions taken by the revenue authorities under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. The specific tax periods and the exact nature of the orders or actions under challenge, as well as the precise amounts in dispute, are not detailed in the provided text. The procedural history leading to these writ petitions is also not elaborated. The core of the matter revolves around grievances raised by these government corporations against GST authorities.
Key Issues
The Court had to decide whether to grant the relief sought by the petitioners in their respective writ petitions. The petitioners, represented by Ms. Prachi Pallavi and other counsel, sought to withdraw their petitions. The respondents, including the Union of India, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, and various State tax authorities, were represented by the Additional Solicitor General and Government Pleader. The specific legal questions or grounds for challenging the revenue authorities' actions are not articulated in the judgment. The primary issue before the Court was to consider and rule upon the petitioners' request for withdrawal of the writ petitions.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6029 of 2024 ====================================================== Bihar State Road Devleopment Corporation Limited, a Company registered under Companies Act, 1956 having its office at BSRDCL, RCD Mechanical Workshop Campus, Sheikhpura, District- Patna- 800014, Bihar through its Director Prabin Chandra Gupta (Male, aged about 58 Years) Son of Late Prithwi Chandra Gupta Resident of House No. 17, Kailash Enclave, Near Sangeeta Apartment, Shivpuri, LBS Nagar, District- Patna, Bihar- 800023. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus
Union of India through the Secretary, Finance, North Block, New Delhi- 110001. 2. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs through its Secretary having its office at 47 B, CBIC, Department of Revenue, North Block, New Delhi 110001. 3. State of Bihar through Commissioner of State Tax, Bihar, Patna having its office at Vikas Bhawan, Patna.
Commissioner of CGST and Central Excise having its office at Central Revenue Building, (Annexe), Bir Chand Patel Path, Patna.
Joint Commissioner of State Tax, Patna Central-1, Patna, West, Bihar.
Asst. Commissioner of State Tax, Patna Central-1, Pa
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