M/S Raj Enterprises vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The Court decided that the writ petition filed by M/s Raj Enterprises would be disposed of as 'not pressed'. This decision was based on the petitioner's explicit request to withdraw the petition at the present stage. The Court granted the petitioner the liberty to raise all the pleas that were intended to be raised in the writ petition before the Adjudicating Officer. The Court further clarified that the Adjudicating Officer shall proceed with the adjudication in accordance with the law. No specific findings were made on the merits of the GST dispute itself, as the petition was withdrawn before any substantive adjudication by the High Court. The operative direction was to allow the withdrawal with liberty to approach the statutory authority.
Facts
M/s Raj Enterprises, through its Karta of HUF, Sh. Narendra Kumar Yash Koolwal, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur. The petition was filed against the Union of India and various GST authorities, including the Chief Commissioner of Central Goods and Services Tax, the State of Rajasthan, the Additional Director of DGGI, and the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Central Tax. The specific order or action under challenge and the tax period(s) are not detailed in the provided excerpt. The procedural history indicates that the petitioner was before the High Court via a writ petition.
Key Issues
1. Whether the petitioner is entitled to raise all pleas before the Adjudicating Officer in the present writ petition? (Mixed question of law and fact, concerning the scope of writ jurisdiction and alternative remedies). Petitioner's contention: The petitioner, through their counsel, sought to withdraw the petition at the current stage with the liberty to present all the arguments and pleas raised in the writ petition before the Adjudicating Officer. This implies a desire to pursue the matter through the statutory adjudication process. Respondents' contention: The respondents, represented by their counsel, did not present any specific arguments against the petitioner's request to withdraw the petition with liberty to approach the Adjudicating Officer. The judgment does not record any arguments from the respondents opposing this course of action.
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[2024:RJ-JP:46984-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 17324/2024 M/s Raj Enterprises, 254, Sansar Chandra Road, Jalupura, Jaipur-302001 Through Its Karta Of Huf Sh. Narendra Kumar Yash Koolwal S/o Govind Narayan Khandelwal ----Petitioner Versus
Union Of India, Through Secretary, Finance Department, Government Of India, New Delhi.
The Chief Commissioner, Central Goods And Services Tax, Statue Circle, C Scheme, Jaipur.
The State Of Rajasthan, Through Chief Commissioner State Goods And Services Tax, Kar Bhawan Ambedkar Circle Jaipur.
The Additional Director, Dggi, Jzu, Jaipur.
The Additional/joint Commissioner Of Central Tax, Cgst Jaipur Commissionerate, Ncr Building, Statue Circle, C Scheme, Jaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pankaj Ghiya Mr. Mayank Vyas Mr. Ribhav Ghiya Mr. Nikhil Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sandeep Taneja,AAG with Mr. Nishant Sarraf Mr. Sandeep Pathak HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Order 14/11/2024
Learned counsel for petitioner is not pressing this petition at this stage with liberty to raise all the pleas raised in this pet
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