M/S Shri Ram Tiles And Santary Ware vs. Rajesh Sanan, Commissioner, Central Goods And Services Tax, Panchkula
Held
The Court allowed the petitioner's request to withdraw the contempt petition. The Court held that since the petitioner stated that the order had been complied with and sought to withdraw the contempt petition to challenge the subsequent order dated 29.10.2020, the contempt proceedings were no longer necessary. The Court dismissed the contempt petition as withdrawn. Crucially, the Court granted the petitioner liberty to challenge the order dated 29.10.2020 in accordance with law, implying that the withdrawal of the contempt petition would not prejudice the petitioner's right to pursue other legal avenues. No specific provisions of the GST Act or Rules were discussed in relation to the contempt proceedings themselves.
Facts
The petitioner, M/s Shri Ram Tiles and Sanitary Ware, filed a contempt petition (COCP-2439-2020) before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. The contempt petition was filed against Rajesh Sanan, Commissioner, Central Goods and Services Tax, Panchkula. The petitioner stated that an order dated 29.10.2020 had been passed by the Commissioner, GST, Panchkula, which complied with the previous directions. Consequently, the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the contempt petition to challenge the said order dated 29.10.2020 in accordance with law.
Key Issues
The primary issue before the Court was whether the contempt petition should be dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the subsequent order passed by the respondent authority. The petitioner argued that the order dated 29.10.2020 passed by the Commissioner, GST, Panchkula, had been complied with, and therefore, the contempt petition was rendered infructuous. The petitioner requested permission to withdraw the contempt petition to pursue further legal remedies against the order dated 29.10.2020. The respondent authority did not record any specific arguments in the judgment.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Through Video Conferencing 117 COCP-2439-2020 Date of Decision : November 09, 2020 M/S SHRI RAM TILES AND SANITARY WARE .....Petitioner VERSUS RAJESH SANAN, COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICES TAX, PANCHKULA .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIRMALJIT KAUR Present : Mr. Rose Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Drupad Sangwan, Advocate for the petitioner. NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the order has since been complied with by passing the order dated 29.10.2020 passed by the Commissioner, GST, Panchkula and, therefore, he may be allowed to withdraw the present contempt petition to challenge the same in accordance with law. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty, as prayed for. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) November 09, 2020 JUDGE ajay-1 Whether speaking/reasoned. : Yes/No Whether Reportable. : Yes/No AJAY KUMAR 2020.11.09 13:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
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