M/S Sanjay Agrawal vs. The Union Of INDIA
Facts
The petitioner, M/s Sanjay Agrawal, a proprietorship concern, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur. The respondents were the Union of India, the Commissioner of Central Tax, CGST Commissionerate, Raipur, and the Superintendent, Central GST Range-IV, Bilaspur. The writ petition was filed challenging an unspecified order or action by the revenue authorities. The tax period and the amount in dispute are not recorded in the judgment. The procedural history leading to the filing of this writ petition is not detailed.
Held
The Court granted the petitioner's request to withdraw the writ petition. The reasoning was based on the petitioner's explicit request to file a fresh and better-constituted petition and the respondents' lack of objection. The Court's decision was purely procedural, allowing the withdrawal with liberty to file a fresh petition. No substantive GST-related issues were addressed or decided. The operative direction was to dismiss the petition as withdrawn with the granted liberty.
Key Issues
The Court was not required to decide any substantive issues of law or fact. The primary question before the Court was whether to grant the petitioner's request to withdraw the writ petition. The petitioner's counsel sought permission to withdraw the petition to file a fresh and better-constituted petition. The respondents' counsel had no objection to this request. Therefore, the Court's decision revolved around the petitioner's procedural request and the respondents' stance on it, rather than the merits of any GST-related dispute.
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1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPT No. 36 of 2024 M/s Sanjay Agrawal, A Proprietorship Concern, Proprietor Sanjay Agrawal, S/o Shri Ramgopal Agrawal, Aged 52 Years, Addressed At Office No. 315, Ward No. 11, Bairang Chouck, Main Road, Baloda Bazar, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 493332 (C.G.). ---- Petitioner Versus
The Union of India, Through Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, North Block New Delhi.
The Commissioner of Central Tax, Goods And Service Tax, CGST Commissionerate, Raipur Chhattisgarh.
The Superintendent, Central GST Range -IV, Bilaspur , Office Of The Superintendent CGST, Range-IV, Central Excise, Central Excise Building, Near Aykar Bhawan, Vyaparvihar, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents
For Petitioner : Mr. Ashutosh Biswas, Advocate and Mr. Devershi Thakur, Advocate For Respondent No.1 : Mr. R.K. Mishra, Dy. Solicitor General
with Mr. Niraj Baghel, Advocate For Respondents No.2 & 3 : Mr. Maneesh Sharma, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Naresh Kuma
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