Commissioner Of CGST, Gurugram vs. M/S Automax(Unit Of Omax Autos LTD.)
Held
The Court decided to dismiss the appeal as withdrawn. The reasoning provided is that the appellant-revenue, through its learned counsel, stated it had instructions to withdraw the appeal because the tax effect involved was less than the monetary limit prescribed by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs' letter dated 22.08.2019. The Court granted the appellant-revenue the liberty to file an application for revival of the appeal if something survived therein. Consequently, all pending applications, including those for condonation of delay, were also dismissed as withdrawn. The ratio decidendi is that a High Court will allow the withdrawal of an appeal upon the appellant's request, especially when based on policy decisions regarding monetary limits, and may grant liberty to revive if justified.
Facts
The Commissioner of CGST, Gurugram (appellant-revenue) filed an appeal before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana against an order concerning M/s Automax, Gurgaon (respondent). The appeal was filed under CEA No. 92 of 2019. The appellant's counsel stated that the tax effect involved in the case was below the monetary limit prescribed by a letter from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs dated 22.08.2019. Consequently, the appellant sought to withdraw the appeal but requested liberty to revive it if circumstances changed. The Court was also informed that pending applications, including one for condonation of delay, were to be dismissed as withdrawn.
Key Issues
1. Whether the appeal should be dismissed as withdrawn based on the appellant-revenue's instructions? The appellant-revenue argued that due to the tax effect being below the prescribed monetary limit, they had instructions to withdraw the appeal. They further prayed for liberty to revive the appeal if any aspect of the matter survived. The respondent's arguments are not recorded in the judgment. The issue hinges on the appellant-revenue's unilateral request for withdrawal based on internal policy guidelines regarding monetary limits for appeals.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CEA No. 92 of 2019 (O&M) Date of Decision: 24.02.2020. Commissioner of CGST, Gurugram .......Appellant Versus M/s Automax, Gurgaon ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN Present: Mr. Anshuman Chopra, Advocate, Senior Standing counsel for the appellant. AJAY TEWARI, J.(Oral)
Learned counsel for the appellant states that since the tax effect involved is less than the monetary limit as prescribed in letter bearing number F.No. 390/Misc./116/2017-JC dated 22.08.2019 issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and customs, he has instructions to withdraw the present appeal. However, he prayed that liberty be granted to the appellant-revenue to file an application for revival of the appeal, in case something survives therein.
Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.
Since the main case has been dismissed as withdrawn, the pending application, alongwith condonation of delay in filing and re-filing the
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