Ace Communications vs. State Of Punjab And Others
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The petitioner, ACE Communications, filed a writ petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the validity of service of a notice and an order-in-original. The petitioner contended that uploading these documents on the common GST portal under the 'View Additional Notices and Orders' tab did not constitute proper service. The revenue, represented by the State of Punjab, was the respondent. The specific tax period and the amount in dispute were not recorded in the judgment. The procedural history indicates that this writ petition was filed to address the issue of service of GST notices and orders.
Held
The Court held that the issue raised in the present writ petition was squarely covered by previous judgments of the High Court. Specifically, the Court referred to its decisions in CWP-27139-2025, Luxmi Traders v. Union Territory of Chandigarh and Others, and CWP-15601-2026, The Amar Cooperative LC Society Ltd. v. State of Haryana and Others. The reasoning was that these prior judgments had already conclusively decided the question of whether uploading notices and orders on the GST portal constitutes proper service. Consequently, the instant writ petition was disposed of in terms of those earlier judgments. The operative direction was to dispose of the writ petition in the same terms as the cited precedents, implying that the petitioner's challenge to the service was likely to be decided in their favor based on the prior rulings. No specific issue was left undecided.
Key Issues
1. Whether uploading a notice and an order-in-original on the common GST portal under the tab ‘View Additional Notices and Orders’ amounts to proper service on the petitioner, in view of Section 169 read with Section 146 of the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017? The petitioner argued that such an upload does not constitute proper service. The revenue did not present any arguments, as the parties were ad idem that the issue was already decided by previous judgments of the High Court. The petitioner relied on the judgments of this Court in CWP-27139-2025, Luxmi Traders v. Union Territory of Chandigarh and Others, and CWP-15601-2026, The Amar Cooperative LC Society Ltd. v. State of Haryana and Others.
Sections Cited
Section 169, Section 146
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134 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-21051-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 19.08.2026 ACE COMMUNICATIONS ....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ….RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:- HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR Present: Mr. Porush Jain, Advocate (through VC) for Mr. Chetan Jain, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Saurabh Kapoor, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. ***** ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, A.C.J. (Oral)
Short question that requires consideration in this writ petition is as to whether uploading of a notice as well as the order-in- original in the tab ‘View Additional Notices and Orders’, on the common portal, being www.gst.gov.in amounts to proper service of it, on the petitioner in view of Section 169 read with Section 146 of the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017?
Learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that the present case is no longer res integra and stands concluded by the judgment of this Court in CWP-27139-2025, Luxmi Traders v. Union Territory of Chandigarh and Others. The said judgment has been further clarified by this Court in CWP-15601-2026, The Amar Cooperative LC Society Ltd. v. State of Haryana and Others, decided on 23.07.2026. 3. As the issue raised in this case is squarely covered by the MOHIT GOYAL 2026.08.21 16:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
CWP-21051-2026 (O&M)
2 judgments rendered by this Court in Luxmi Traders (supra) as further clarified in The Amar Cooperative LC Society Ltd (supra), the instant writ petition is disposed of in the same terms.
All pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. [ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA] ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE [ROHIT KAPOOR]
JUDGE AUGUST 19, 2026 Mohit Goyal
Whether Speaking/reasoned Yes/No 2. Whether Reportable Yes/No MOHIT GOYAL 2026.08.21 16:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
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