Ashish Rungta vs. Union Of INDIA And Ors.
Facts
The appellant, Ashish Rungta, filed a writ petition challenging a summons dated May 31, 2023, issued by the Director General of GST Intelligence, Head Quarters, New Delhi. The summons directed the appellant to appear in person on June 6, 2023. The writ court, considering the facts, found that the date fixed for appearance had already passed, rendering the matter infructuous. The appellant then filed this intra-court appeal against the order of the writ court. The appellant's counsel argued that the observations made by the learned Single Judge should not be taken as adverse. The appellate court noted that the impugned order contained no positive observations that would affect the appellant's rights and that the dismissal of the writ petition should not be construed as an adverse finding against the appellant.
Held
The appellate court held that the writ petition had indeed become infructuous because the date fixed for the appellant's appearance in the summons had already expired. The court observed that the impugned order of the learned Single Judge did not contain any positive observations that could adversely affect the rights of the appellant. Therefore, the dismissal of the writ petition was not to be construed as an adverse finding against the appellant. The court found no merit in the intra-court appeal and dismissed it. The ratio decidendi is that a challenge to a summons becomes infructuous once the date of appearance has passed, and the dismissal of such a petition does not carry adverse findings against the petitioner.
Key Issues
1. Whether the writ petition challenging the summons dated May 31, 2023, issued by the Director General of GST Intelligence, Head Quarters, New Delhi, had become infructuous due to the expiry of the appearance date (June 6, 2023), as held by the learned Single Judge. Contentions: Petitioner/Appellant: The observations made by the learned Single Judge in the impugned order should not be interpreted as adverse to the appellant. Revenue/Respondent: The judgment does not record any specific contentions made by the respondent.
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1 07 AN 16.01.2024 Ct. No. 01 MAT 1484 of 2023 Ashish Rungta Vs. Union of India & ors.
Mr. Arijit Chakraborti … for the appellant Ms. Manasi Mukherjee … for the respondent
This intra court appeal filed by the writ petitioner is directed against the order passed in WPA 13023 of 2023 dated 03.07.2023. In the said writ petition, the appellant had challenged the summons dated 31.05.2023 issued by the Office of the Director General of GST Intelligence, Head Quarters, New Delhi calling upon the appellant to appear in person before the authority on 06.06.2023. The learned writ court considered the facts of the case and found that the date fixed for appearance as mentioned in the summons has already expired and, therefore, the matter has become infructuous.
Learned counsel for the appellant would submit that the observations made by the learned Single Judge should not be taken as any adverse observatio
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