M/S Jyoti Moulders PVT. LTD. Registered Under The Provisions Of The Company'S Act vs. The Union Of INDIA
Held
The Court held that the Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 1005 of 2021 has become infructuous. This decision was based on the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, stating that the petitioner's grievance has already been redressed. The Court accepted this submission without any contest from the opposite parties. The reasoning is straightforward: if the underlying issue that prompted the legal action has been resolved, the case itself loses its purpose and becomes infructuous. The ratio decidendi is that a legal proceeding that has lost its practical utility due to subsequent events or resolutions can be disposed of as infructuous. The operative direction was to dispose of the MJC as infructuous. No issues were expressly left undecided.
Facts
The petitioner, M/s Jyoti Moulders Pvt. Ltd., filed a Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case (MJC) No. 1005 of 2021 before the Patna High Court. The respondents included various GST authorities from both the Union of India and the State of Bihar. The petitioner's grievance, which led to the filing of the MJC, was apparently addressed and resolved. Consequently, the petitioner's counsel submitted before the Court that the grievance has been redressed, rendering the present MJC infructuous. The tax period and the specific order or action under challenge are not detailed in the provided text, nor is the amount in dispute.
Key Issues
1. Whether the Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 1005 of 2021 has become infructuous, necessitating its disposal. This issue arises from the submission made by the petitioner's counsel. The petitioner argued that their grievance has been redressed, implying that the purpose of the MJC is no longer valid. The revenue or State did not present any arguments on this specific point as the matter was presented as infructuous by the petitioner. No specific provisions of the CGST/SGST Act or Rules were explicitly named in relation to this issue in the provided text.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1005 of 2021 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2604 of 2020 ====================================================== M/s Jyoti Moulders Pvt. Ltd. registered under the Provisions of the Company's Act having its registered Office at 4th , 95-97, Khaitan Super Market, Birla Mandir Road, Patna, Bihar, through its Director namely Sri Vikram Banka (Male), aged about 49 years, Son of Sri Prakash Chandra Banka, residing at A- 3C, Alakharaj Apartment, East Boring Canal Road, Near Panch Mukhi Hanuman Mandir, Exhibition Road, Patna Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus
The Union of India through the Secretary and Commissioner, (GST), Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Having its Office at Central Secretariat, North Block, New Delhi- 110001. 2. The Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Tax, Bihar, Patna.
The State of Bihar through the Secretary Cum-Commissioner, Commercial Tax Department, New Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
The Joint Commissioner of Sale Taxes, Patna City East Circle, Patna City.
The Superintendent/Assistant Commissioner, CGST Range Badarghat, Didargang, Patna City.
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