M/S Pochampad Construction Company Private Limited vs. Union Of INDIA
Facts
The petitioners, M/s. Pochampad Construction Company Private Limited and its directors, filed a writ petition before the Telangana High Court. The petition challenged a show cause notice dated December 30, 2022, and a corrigendum dated July 3, 2023, issued by the Additional Commissioner of Central Tax, Ranga Reddy GST. The petitioners sought to declare these notices void and without jurisdiction. They also filed an interlocutory application seeking a stay on further proceedings pursuant to the impugned notices. The respondents were the Union of India, CBIC, Directorate of GST Intelligence, and the Additional Commissioner of Central Tax.
Held
The Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. The petitioner sought permission to withdraw the petition with the liberty to file a reply to the impugned show cause notice and corrigendum within 15 days. The petitioner further prayed that the competent authority be directed to consider the objections in the reply and pass a speaking order. The respondents had no objection to this request. The Court granted the liberty as prayed for and directed that if a final decision had not yet been taken on the show cause notice, the reply filed by the petitioner should be taken into account, and an order should be passed with appropriate reasons. The Court explicitly stated that it had not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. No costs were awarded. Interlocutory applications, if any, were also closed.
Key Issues
1. Whether the show cause notice dated December 30, 2022, and the corrigendum dated July 3, 2023, issued by the Additional Commissioner of Central Tax, Ranga Reddy GST, are void, without jurisdiction, and without authority of law, as contended by the petitioners? The petitioners argued that the impugned notices were without jurisdiction and authority of law. They sought to have these notices declared void. The respondents, through their counsel, did not raise any objections to the petitioner's request to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a reply. The judgment does not record any specific arguments made by the respondents regarding the merits of the show cause notice or the jurisdiction of the authority.
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[3411] HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original Juri iction) MONDAY HE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE SUJOY PAUL AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 31358 OF 2024 +. Between: AND 1 2 3 M/s Pochampad Construction Company Private -Limited, -Sy No 334,. Ground Fioor, authbullapur, Hyderabad, Talingana-500Q90 Represented.by its Dii""io, Smt. Veichala Rekha, Wo. Sri. Velchala Rajender Rao Aged about 57 Years. Sri Raiender Rao Velchela, S/o V. Jagapathi Rao, Aged about 64 yegp'..E1- Mun".,j.q Director, M/s. Pochampad eonstruction Ccmpany Priva\e^^Limited ' Sy loi a5+, Ground Floor, Quthbullapur, Hyderabad, Telangana-500090' Sri Ranga Rao l/leneni, S/o Ir4. Prabhakar Rao, aged about QO Jeqp, Director," M/s. Pochampad Construction Coqp?ny Private Limited, Sy No' 334, G16und Floor, Quthbullapur, Hyderabad, Talangana-500090' ...PETITIONERS Union Of lndia, Represented by lts Secretary, Department of Revenue, New Delhi. 1 10001
Central Board of lndirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance North Block, New Delhi-100001
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