Bharat Aluminium Company Limited vs. State Of Chhattisgarh
Facts
The petitioner, Bharat Aluminium Company Limited, filed a writ petition challenging a show cause notice issued by the respondents, the State of Chhattisgarh and its GST authorities. During the pendency of the writ petition, the respondents passed a final order on April 3, 2024. The petitioner's counsel sought permission to withdraw the current writ petition with liberty to file a fresh petition challenging the final order and raising all grounds previously projected. The respondents did not oppose this request.
Held
The Court held that the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. The petitioner was granted liberty to file a fresh petition challenging the final order passed by the respondents. This decision was based on the petitioner's submission that a final order had been issued during the pendency of the writ petition, rendering the challenge to the show cause notice obsolete. The Court allowed the withdrawal with the specific liberty to pursue a new challenge against the final order, incorporating all grounds previously intended. No specific provisions of the GST Act were discussed in relation to the merits of the case, as the matter was disposed of on procedural grounds.
Key Issues
1. Whether the petitioner should be permitted to withdraw the writ petition challenging a show cause notice, given that a final order has since been passed by the respondents. Petitioner's contention: The petitioner argued that since a final order has been passed during the pendency of the writ petition, the original challenge to the show cause notice has become infructuous. They sought to withdraw the current petition to file a fresh one challenging the final order, preserving all grounds raised. Respondents' contention: The respondents did not oppose the petitioner's request for withdrawal.
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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPT No. 30 of 2024 • Bharat Aluminium Company Limited, A Company Incorporated Under The Companies Act, 1956, Having Its Registered Office At Aluminium Sadan Core-6, Scope Office Complex, 7-Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003 And Manufacturing Office At Balco Township, P.O. Balco Nagar, Korba- 495684 (Chhattisgarh) Through Its Authorized Signatory Rajiv Jain, S/o Bimal Kumar Jain, Aged About 39 Years. ---- Petitioner Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar (Naya Raipur), Dist.- Raipur, C.G.
Joint Commissioner State Tax Bilaspur, Division-Ii In Front Of New Hightek Bus Stand, 2nd Floor, Ambey Plaza, Tifra, Bilaspur, C.G.
Assistant Commissioner State Tax (Gst), Korba, Circle-2, Collectorate Campus, Iti Rampur, Korba, C.G., Pin-495677 ---- Respondents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For Petitioner : Mr. Kshitij Sharma, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. Gary Mukhopadhyay, G.A, Advocate --------------------------------------------------------------------
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