The Union Of INDIA vs. Tara Exports
Held
The Court held that the Writ Appeal had become infructuous. This decision was based on a memo filed by the learned counsel for the appellants, which indicated that a communication received from the Deputy Commissioner dated 02.05.2023 confirmed the infructuousness of the appeal. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ appeal as withdrawn. The reasoning is solely based on the appellants' submission and the supporting communication. No specific findings were made on the merits of the original writ petition or the underlying GST dispute. The operative direction was to dismiss the appeal as withdrawn and close the connected miscellaneous petition. No issue was expressly left undecided.
Facts
This is a Writ Appeal filed by the Union of India and other GST authorities against an order dated 10.09.2018 passed in W.P.(MD)No.18532 of 2018. The respondent in the appeal is Tara Exports, represented by its Partner. The appellants filed a memo stating that the writ appeal has become infructuous based on a communication received from the Deputy Commissioner dated 02.05.2023. The specific tax period(s) and the amount in dispute are not recorded in the judgment. The original writ petition challenged an order or action by a GST authority, but the details of that challenge and the authority that passed the order are not provided in this judgment.
Key Issues
The Court had to decide whether the Writ Appeal filed by the Union of India and other GST authorities should be dismissed as withdrawn. The appellants argued that the appeal had become infructuous. The judgment does not record any specific arguments from the respondents (Tara Exports and the State authorities) on this point. The core issue was the procedural status of the appeal, specifically whether it could proceed given the appellants' submission that it had become infructuous.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.12.2024 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR W.A.(MD) No.929 of 2020 and C.M.P.(MD) No.5096 of 2020 1.The Union of India, Rep. by the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, 136A, North Block, New Delhi. 2.The Goods and Service Tax Council, Through its Chairman, Goods and Service Tax, Secretariat, 5th Floor, Tower - V Jeevan Bharathi Building, Janpath Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi. 3.The Principal Commissioner of CGST and Central Excise, Chennai North Commissionerate, 26/1, Mahathma Gandhi Road, Chennai - 600 034. 4.The Central GST Officer, Nagercoil Range, Sivaraj Buildings, Nagercoil. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
The Assistant Commissioner, CGST and Central Excise, 2/1, Nehur Nagar, STC College Road, NGO 'A' Colony, Tirunelveli - 627 007. ... Appellants -vs- 1.Tara Exports, Rep. by its Partner, Narayan Bharathan, 3D/1, Nelson Compound (Upstairs), Jeyaraj Road, Near Raj Hotel,
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