Topic
Show-cause notices, adjudication orders, limitation and natural justice in demand proceedings.
107 rulings found
Calcutta High Court
Where petitioner challenged adjudication order for July 2017 to March 2018 and no opportunity of hearing was granted despite show cause notice indicating an adverse decision, such order was unsustainable for breach of mandatory hearing requirement under statutory scheme, and matter required remand for fresh decision after granting personal hearing with attachment order quashed
Supreme Court
SLP dismissed against order of High Court that where assessee telecom company was formed by NCLT-approved merger of entities with due intimation to GST authorities and department issued show cause notice and order in name of one amalgamating entity post-merger, initiation or continuation of proceedings against a non-existent entity post merger was void ab initio and without jurisdiction, rendering such orders unsustainable
Kerala High Court
Where a single composite order covered multiple financial years for adjudication of demand not involving fraud, such composite order was invalid in light of Division Bench rulings, consequently order was quashed with liberty granted to issue separate notices for each relevant financial year
Calcutta High Court
Where adjudication order for tax determination was passed after fixing personal hearing before expiry of reply period, with order uploaded incorrectly on portal and full demand realized by bank attachment, opportunity to respond was not afforded in compliance with statutory requirement, thus adjudication was set aside and consequential actions quashed pending proper reply and personal hearing
Karnataka High Court
Where manpower service provider deposited amounts through DRC-03 ahead of any statutory demand or fraud allegation, without DRC-04 acknowledgment and without interest or penalty as required for fraud matters, such payment was not voluntary under GST rules, thus, rejection of refund of such amount was erroneous and refund with interest was directed, keeping adjudication on underlying SCN open
Calcutta High Court
Where a notice and subsequent recovery order were issued in name of deceased sole-proprietor for fraud-related tax demands after death, such proceedings were void ab initio since SCN must be directed to legal representatives under legal-heir liability scheme, making determination against a non-existent person impermissible and vitiating demand and recovery actions based on such notice
Punjab & Haryana High Court
Where assessee challenged adjudication order alleging denial of personal hearing before adverse determination, and revenue admitted hearing was not granted, non-grant of hearing violated mandatory statutory requirement under section 75(4), vitiating adjudication, thus impugned order stood set aside and matter to proceed afresh after granting hearing
Supreme Court
Where SCN for ITC mismatch and short payment for periods 2018-2019, 2019- 2020 and 2020-2021 was issued on 13.06.2025 after expiry of limitation, statutory outer limit including COVID exclusion ended on 28.02.2025, and audit communications in 2024 did not extend statutory deadlines, notice was time-barred and invocation of omitted explanation to extend limitation was not tenable. GST: Where department initiated demand proceedings alleging ITC taken without documents and suppression but show cause notice contained only bare assertions without foundational facts required for extended limitation, such notice and resultant order were invalid, however liberty was granted to initiate fresh proceedings under section 74 with necessary foundational facts before prescribed date
Kerala High Court
Where a composite show cause notice and adjudication order covering multiple financial years was issued to petitioner for tax or ITC demands not involving fraud, such composite notice is unsustainable in law, thus both the notice and subsequent orders founded on it were quashed, with liberty to issue separate notices for each relevant period being preserved
Kerala High Court
Where a composite show cause notice and consequential order were issued covering multiple financial years for demand of tax or ITC not involving fraud, such composite proceedings were impermissible as per binding Division Bench decisions and both notice and order were to be quashed with liberty to authorities to issue separate notices for each year
GSTAT Thiruvananthapuram
Where assessee faced SCN alleging ineligible ITC based on suppression for multiple years, but there was no proof of fraud, willful misstatement, or contumacious intent, and statutory reconciliations were properly disclosed, mere availment of self-assessed ineligible ITC did not amount to suppression, so demands under section 74 could not be sustained and appeal was allowed. GST: Where SCN under section 74(1) alleged suppression due to ineligible ITC but did not mention non-reply to audit queries or final audit report and Revenue for first time in appeal raised failure to furnish audit information, such new ground violated natural justice as it lacked specificity, proof of willful suppression, or statutory foundation, rendering appellate reversal unsustainable and assessee's appeals allowable
Kerala High Court
Where consolidated show-cause notice covering multiple financial years was issued in respect of tax or ITC demands not involving fraud, such composite notice was invalid as per precedent disallowing clubbing distinct periods, warranting quashing of consolidated notice and granting liberty to issue separate notices for each relevant year
Kerala High Court
Where composite show cause notice and order were issued to petitioner covering multiple financial years for tax or ITC not involving fraud, such consolidated proceedings were impermissible as per binding rulings, and composite notices and orders were quashed with liberty to revenue to issue separate notices for each relevant year
GSTAT Thiruvananthapuram
Where business of sole proprietor was discontinued after GSTIN cancellation and no notice or inquiry was made to legal representative regarding inherited estate as required under Section 93(1)(b), proceedings continued against deceased person were impermissible, with liability of legal heir limited to inherited estate, making OIA and underlying proceedings unsustainable and to be set aside. GST: Where assessee filed GSTR-3B returns for July-2017 to February-2018 on 31-7- 2018 and March-2018 on 16-6-2019, within the revised time period permitted by retrospective amendment to Section 16(5), disallowance of input tax credit on ground of limitation was unsustainable and assessee was entitled to claimed ITC with consequential relief
Calcutta High Court
Where ex parte adjudication was made for ITC mismatch without verifying eligibility as mandated by Circular No. 183/15/2022-GST, and no opportunity for petitioner to respond was given, such assessment was unsustainable and was quashed with matter left for reconsideration in accordance with prescribed verification procedure and principles of natural justice
Andhra Pradesh High Court
Where GST-registered trader was subjected to a composite assessment order imposing 100 percent penalty covering multiple tax periods through a single order, such composite assessment was unsustainable as statutory scheme requires separate period-wise orders, and allowing composite orders impairs statutory rights of appeal and renders legislative provisions otiose, thus impugned order was set aside
Andhra Pradesh High Court
Where GST-registered dealer trading in computers and related goods was issued a single show cause notice and composite assessment order covering multiple tax periods, such composite proceedings were unsustainable since law prohibits issuance of a single notice or order for more than one tax period, resulting in setting aside of impugned composite order
Supreme Court
Where State issued SCN dated 13.06.2025 for 2018-19 after annual return due date was extended to 31.12.2020 and limitation period, after excluding COVID period of 1 year 2 months, expired on 28.02.2025, SCN was time-barred under general provision and interference with such notice on ground of limitation was justified GST: Where assessee received a show cause notice invoking extended period on grounds of fraud or concealment without specifying material facts or particulars, and State sought to rely on a counter affidavit to justify allegations, such notice was invalid as its validity must stem from inherent content, rendering extended period invocation and consequent proceedings unsustainable
Allahabad High Court
Where adjudication order under Section 73 imposed penalty not proposed in show-cause notice and confirmed tax demand beyond proposal, such order was without jurisdiction due to violation of statutory bar under Section 75(7), rendering demand exceeding notice amount fundamentally illegal and liable to be set aside
Andhra Pradesh High Court
Where a registered firm challenged a single composite assessment order covering multiple periods without separate orders for each period, such composite order was set aside on this ground alone, allowing respondents to initiate fresh proceedings for each period separately if so advised