Jyotirmoy Roy vs. The Union Of INDIA And 3 Ors.
Held
The Court held that the petitioner's request to withdraw the writ petition should be allowed. The reasoning was based solely on the instruction received by the petitioner's counsel to withdraw the case. Consequently, the Court ordered the dismissal of the writ petition on withdrawal. No specific findings were made on any substantive GST-related issues, as the case did not proceed to that stage. The ratio decidendi is that a party has the right to withdraw their case, and upon such withdrawal, the petition is dismissed.
Facts
The petitioner, Jyotirmoy Roy, filed a writ petition before the Gauhati High Court challenging an order or action by the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) authorities. The respondents were the Union of India, the Commissioner of CGST, the Deputy Commissioner of CGST, and the Assistant Commissioner of CGST. The specific tax period(s) and the amount in dispute, if any, are not recorded in the judgment. The procedural history leading to the filing of the writ petition is also not detailed. The matter came before the High Court for hearing.
Key Issues
The primary issue before the Court was whether to allow the petitioner's request to withdraw the writ petition. The petitioner, through their counsel, sought to withdraw the case. The respondents, represented by the learned standing counsel for GST, were present. The Court needed to decide whether to grant the withdrawal request, which would lead to the dismissal of the writ petition. No specific legal provisions or precedents were argued by either side as the matter was resolved by the petitioner's request for withdrawal.
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/8777/2019 JYOTIRMOY ROY S/O SRI J.C. ROY, R/O RABIKUNJ APARTMENT, B-17, HATGARH CHARIALI, MOTHER TERESA ROAD, P.O. BAMUNIMAIDAN, PS. GITANAGAR, GUWAHATI, ASSAM, PIN-781021 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS. REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPTT. REVENUE, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110001 2:THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICE TAX HEAD QUARTERS ANTI EVASION UNIT-II ROOM NO. 103 CGST COMMISSIONERATE GUWAHATI GST BHAWAN 1ST. FLOOR KEDAR ROAD MACHKHOWA GUWAHATI-781001 3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CENTARL GOODS AND SERVICE TAX HEAD QUARTERS ANTI EVASION UNIT-II ROOM NO. 103 CGST COMMISSIONERATE GUWAHATI GST BHAWAN 1ST. FLOOR KEDAR ROAD
Page No.# 2/2 MACHKHOWA GUWAHATI-781001 4:THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CGST COMMISSIONERATE GUWAHATI DIV I GST BHAWAN 2ND FLOOR KEDAR ROAD GUWAHATI-78100 Advocate for the Petitioner : DR. A SARAF Advocate for the Respondent : SC, C G S C
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