Basanti Lal Bohra HUF vs. State Of Rajasthan
Facts
The petitioner, Basanti Lal Bohra HUF, filed a writ petition before the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur. The petition was directed against an order passed by the Commissioner. The respondents were the State of Rajasthan through the Chief Commissioner of Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax and the Joint Commissioner, Circle Chittorgarh. The specific nature of the order under challenge and the tax period(s) involved are not detailed in the provided text. The procedural history indicates that the petitioner approached the High Court directly via a writ petition.
Held
The Court held that it was not inclined to entertain the writ petition directly filed against the impugned order, as a statutory appeal was available. The reasoning was based on the principle that alternative statutory remedies should be exhausted before approaching the High Court under its writ jurisdiction. The Court did not decide the merits of the case. The operative direction was to allow the petitioner to file a statutory appeal before the appellate authority within two weeks from the date of the order. The appellate authority was directed to entertain the appeal on merits without reference to the limitation period.
Key Issues
1. Whether the High Court should entertain a writ petition directly against an order passed by the Commissioner when a statutory appeal is available? The petitioner's contention, implied by filing the writ petition, is that the High Court should intervene. The respondents' position, as indicated by the Court's observation, is that a statutory appeal is the appropriate remedy. The issue hinges on the availability and adequacy of the alternative statutory remedy under the GST regime.
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(1 of 1) [CW-365/2022] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 365/2022 Basanti Lal Bohra Huf, Through Its Karta Shri Basanti Lal Bohra S/o Shri Bheru Lal Bohra, Aged About 59 Years R/o Gund Pada Kapda Bazar, Chittorgarh Rajasthan Having Its Registered Office At Plot No. 16, Sector No.04, Gandhi Nagar, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan 312001. ----Petitioner Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Chief Commissioner Of Rajasthan Goods And Services Tax, Kar Bhawan, Jaipur.
The Joint Commissioner, Circle Chittorgarh, AC/CTO, Ward Circle Chittorgarh, Kila Road, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s), through V.C. : Mr. Sharad Kothari, Mr. Myank Taparia For Respondent(s) : --- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. AKIL KURESHI HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE REKHA BORANA Order 11/01/2022 In view of the fact that against the impugned order, statutory appeal is available, we are not inclined to entertain this petition directly filed against the said order of the Commissioner. If the petitioner files such an appeal within a period of two weeks from today before the appellate authority, the same shall be entertained on merits without reference to
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