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67 rulings found
Rajasthan High Court
Where order was uploaded only on GST portal without any manual service or personal hearing, and assessee became aware of recovery only after bank placed lien, limitation did not begin from portal upload without acknowledgement, so delay in filing appeal was condonable as reasons were beyond assessee's control, and Appellate Authority was to hear appeal on merits
Gujarat High Court
Where GST demand proceedings were initiated and concluded in name of deceased sole proprietor after cancellation of registration post demise, with SCNs and orders issued on GSTN portal and premises without knowledge of legal heir housewife, all such notices and orders stood invalid and quashed, with liberty reserved to initiate proceedings against legal heir as per law
Delhi High Court
Where assessee challenged validity of SCN and order solely served by uploading on GST portal without proof of actual intimation or receipt and no reply was filed, portal-only service absent acknowledgement was not considered sufficient, thus order was to be set aside with opportunity to file reply to SCN
Calcutta High Court
Where a single composite show cause notice under section 74 read with section 122 covered multiple financial years and was followed by year-wise DRC-01 summaries and demand order, issuance of such composite notice was beyond jurisdiction under CGST Act, making entire proceedings including demand order and DRC-01 summaries void and same were to be quashed
Delhi High Court
Where notice for cancellation of registration was only uploaded on portal without proof of receipt or acknowledgement, such mere portal upload did not constitute valid service of notice, and petitioner was entitled to apply for restoration of registration with such application to be considered on merits without being affected by limitation
Uttarakhand High Court
Where department served show-cause notice solely by uploading it on GST portal after cancellation of assessee's registration, despite statute prescribing multiple valid modes of service and there was no obligation on a non-registered person to monitor portal, such portal-only service was invalid and failure to grant opportunity of personal hearing rendered adjudication order unsustainable and liable to be quashed
Rajasthan High Court
Where petitioner faced SCN and order alleging wrongful ITC under Section 74, but all documents including SCN, order and reminders on portal lacked digital or physical signatures and carried only a reference number, absence of mandated authentication deprived them of legal existence, rendering all actions non est and all such documents and consequential actions were set aside with liberty to proceed afresh as per law. GST: Where SCN and adjudication order alleging wrongful ITC and imposing demand, interest and penalty were only uploaded under Additional Notices And Orders tab without authenticated service, petitioner remained uninformed and was denied opportunity of personal hearing, such violation of statutory mandate and natural justice warranted setting aside of SCN, adjudication order and recovery, regardless of availability of appellate remedy
Delhi High Court
Where adjudication was challenged on ground that show cause notice was not duly served, depriving petitioner of opportunity to reply and liability was presumed by respondent without valid service, writ forum confined issue to validity of service and limitation, and as per Luxmi Traders v. Union Territory of Chandigarh [2026] 188 was required to be addressed accordingly
Uttarakhand High Court
Where petitioner's registration was cancelled and adjudication order was passed without affording personal hearing as mandated by Section 75(4) and service of notice occurred only through portal after cancellation, such order was to be quashed and matter was to be decided afresh after granting proper personal hearing in accordance with law
Punjab & Haryana High Court
Where service of show cause notice and order was effected solely by uploading on GST portal without acknowledgement or response, such portal service was not valid as per Rules of 2017, did not trigger limitation for appeals, and orders passed ex parte in such cases warranted restoration to show cause notice stage for proper adjudication
Punjab & Haryana High Court
Where show cause notice or order-in-original was served only through upload on GST portal without any acknowledgment or reply, such portal-only service was insufficient as held in Luxmi Traders v. Union Territory of Chandigarh [2026] 188 terms
Allahabad High Court
Where petitioner's registration had been cancelled and no business was carried on thereafter, uploading show cause notice solely on GST portal post-cancellation did not constitute valid service, breaching principles of natural justice, as petitioner was under no obligation to check portal and alternative service modes were required, resulting in demand order being quashed
Kerala High Court
Where a petitioner claimed denial of opportunity to be heard in assessment proceedings due to internal disputes, health issues and entrustment of portal credentials to counsel, but hearing notices were repeatedly uploaded on GST portal and not acted upon, valid service of notice stood established and responsibility to monitor portal rested with petitioner, so writ petition challenging orders was not maintainable
Punjab & Haryana High Court
Where service of GST notice and order-in-original was effected only by uploading on portal without acknowledgment or reply by assessee, mere upload did not constitute valid service as held in Luxmi Traders v. Union Territory of Chandigarh terms
Allahabad High Court
Where registered person's registration was cancelled and show cause notice for demand was served solely by uploading on GST portal, such service was inadequate as petitioner was no longer obligated to check portal, resulting in violation of principles of natural justice and quashing of demand order, with liberty to issue fresh notice in accordance with law
Punjab & Haryana High Court
Where GST show cause notice and order-in-original were served only by upload on GST portal without acknowledgment or reply, such service was not valid under Section 169 read with Section 146, appeals dismissed as time barred were restored and portal-only upload did not trigger limitation, retrospective amendment had no effect as Rules did not permit such service
Punjab & Haryana High Court
Where notice and order-in-original were served only by uploading on GST portal without acknowledgment or reply, such electronic uploading was insufficient service under section 169, ex parte proceedings were to be restored to SCN stage for reply, and limitation for appeal was not triggered by such service
Uttarakhand High Court
Where GST registration of petitioner stood cancelled prior to issuance of show cause notice and SCN and adjudication order were served solely by uploading on portal, exclusive portal service was invalid as petitioner was no longer required to monitor portal, thus adjudication and appellate orders were quashed and revenue allowed to proceed afresh after valid service of SCN
Punjab & Haryana High Court
Where ex parte orders and rectification orders were served solely by upload on GST Common Portal and petitioner claimed illiteracy and lack of knowledge, mere portal upload was insufficient for valid service for limitation as serious civil consequences were involved, and retrospective legal changes did not alter this position, thus portal-only service was not legally valid in these circumstances
Delhi High Court
Where assessee challenged ex parte order confirming penalty for wrongful ITC availed on ground of non-receipt of SCN and asserted cessation of business with registration cancellation application, since disputed facts on service of notice and registration subsistence existed, writ remedy was not warranted and appellate remedy was to be pursued with writ-pendency period excluded for limitation purposes