Service of notices & orders — tax rulings

Punjab & Haryana High Court21 Jul 2026

For assesseeRemanded

Luxmi Traders v. Union Territory of Chandigarh

Where show cause notice or order in original was served only by uploading it under the 'View Additional Notices and Orders' tab on GST portal without acknowledgment or reply by assessee, such upload did not constitute valid service and ex parte proceedings were liable to be restored to the stage of issuance of show cause notice and in cases were appeals were dismissed on grounds of limitation, such appeals were to be restored on its original numbers

Punjab & Haryana High Court21 Jul 2026

For assesseeRemanded

Luxmi Traders v. Union Territory of Chandigarh

Patna High Court17 Jul 2026

For revenue

Umagaurav (P.) Ltd. v. State of Bihar

Challenge to ex parte GST demand failed where SCN and reminders were issued through portal and registered e-mail, containing specific ITC mismatch figures; petitioner neither categorically denied e-mail receipt nor disclosed correct GSTR-2A ITC, and bare allegations of non-service and denial of hearing lacked credibility. GST: Writ challenging ex parte DRC-07 demand was not maintainable where petitioner failed to avail statutory appeal, voluntarily undertook to pay dues and issued post-dated cheques to secure de-attachment, later dishonoured; having benefited from de-attachment without protest or duress, petitioner was estopped and lacked bona fides to invoke Article 226

Calcutta High Court16 Jul 2026

For assesseeRemanded

Raju Ghosh v. State of West Bengal

Where adjudication order and related notices were uploaded only under portal tab 'Additional Notices and Orders' resulting in petitioner being unaware and not given effective hearing, action of recovery from Electronic Credit Ledger and subsequent orders amounted to violation of natural justice, so all such orders and recovery notices were quashed and matter was remitted for fresh hearing

Madhya Pradesh High Court7 Jul 2026

For revenue

Sel Manufacturing Company Ltd. v. State of Madhya Pradesh

Where GST-registered textile manufacturer received multiple Form GSTR-3A notices for non-filing of GSTR-3B and all notices were uploaded on common portal with no response filed, uploading constituted valid statutory service and plea for physical service was untenable, so cancellation of registration for non-filing could not be challenged on grounds of lack of natural justice. GST: Where GST-registered textile manufacturer, after registration cancellation and receipt of statutory notices, failed to pursue available remedies for revocation or file statutory appeal within limitation or satisfy pre-deposit requirements, invocation of writ jurisdiction was impermissible as statutory remedies were not exhausted and limitation bar or pre-deposit requirement could not justify bypassing these remedies, leading to dismissal of petition

Madras High Court1 Jun 2026

For assessee

Tvl. Kodeeswaran Jewellers v. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes

Where assessment order was communicated solely by uploading on portal without other statutory modes and appellant, a small business, cited difficulty in accessing the portal, expectation to continuously monitor portal was unreasonable, thus, appellant was entitled to an extended opportunity to file appeal within fifteen days and have appeal decided on merits