Garuda Infratech INDIA Private Limited vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The Court granted the petitioner's request to withdraw the Writ Petition with liberty to file a fresh Writ Petition. Consequently, the Writ Petition was dismissed as withdrawn. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, were also dismissed as withdrawn. No costs were awarded. The specific merits of the rejection of the SVLDRS application or the validity of the show-cause notice were not adjudicated upon due to the withdrawal of the petition.
Facts
The petitioner, Garuda Infratech India Private Limited, filed a writ petition challenging the rejection of its application under the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Disputes Resolution) Scheme (SVLDRS) for the tax period ending December 31, 2019. The rejection was communicated via email on February 26, 2020, by the Designated Committee (SVLDRS) Scheme, Central Tax, Central Excise and Service Tax, Rangareddy GST Commissionerate. The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus to declare this rejection illegal and arbitrary. Additionally, the petitioner sought a stay on proceedings initiated by a show-cause notice issued by the Additional Commissioner, Central Tax, Rangareddy GST Commissionerate, dated September 30, 2020.
Key Issues
1. Whether the rejection of the petitioner's application under the SVLDRS scheme, dated December 31, 2019, communicated on February 26, 2020, by the Designated Committee was illegal, arbitrary, and without the sanction of the Finance Act 2019, thereby violating Articles 19(1)(g), 20, and 21 of the Constitution of India? Petitioner's Contention: The petitioner argued that the rejection of their SVLDRS application was illegal, arbitrary, and violated constitutional rights. They sought a declaration to this effect and a stay on related proceedings. Respondents' Contention: The judgment does not record any specific arguments presented by the respondents. The order indicates that the petitioner sought to withdraw the petition.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA (Special Original Jurisdiction) IVONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE M.S.RAMACHANDRA RAO AND HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T. AMARNATH GOUD WRIT PETITION NO: 20880 OF 2020 Between: Garuda lnfratech lndia Private Limited, 2-5111 ,1st Floor, B.R.Naidu Chandanagar, Telanga na-500050 Rep. by it's tvlanaging Director, G Laxmi Narayana, S/o. G. Siva Rama Krishnaiah R/o. Hyderabad Castle, Satya ...PETITIONER AND 1 Union of lndia, Through Joint Secretary, Department of Revenue, lvinistry of Finance, At North Block, New Delhi - 110001 The Central Board of lndirect Taxes and Customs, At North Block, New Delhi - 1 10001 .
The Designated Committee (SVLDRS) Scheme, Central Tax, Central Excise and Service T-ax Rangareddy GST Commissionerate, Possnet Bhavan. Ramkote, Hyderabad-50000'1 .
The Additional Commissioner, Central Tax, Central Excise and Service Tax Rangareddy GST Commissionerate, Possnet Bhavan, Ramkote, Hyderabad- 500001 ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to is
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