2013 (12) TMI 500

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..... For the Respondent : Mr. Pradeep Jetly With Mr. J. B. Mishra ORDER P.C.: By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the action of the respondents freezing the bank accounts of the petitioner maintained with United Bank of India, Dahisar (W) Branch, Mumbai as per the particulars given in prayer clause (a) of the petition. 2. The impugned a .....

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..... dents have not commenced any adjudication proceedings and even a show cause notice has not been served upon the petitioner. It is further submitted that the respondents are not justified in freezing the petitioner's bank account for the Service Tax liability which, according to the petitioner, has been discharged by the petitioner. 5. According to Mr. Jetly, the learned counsel for the revenue, t .....

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..... s bank account upon the petitioner furnishing the bank guarantee in the sum of Rs.54,83,571/. It will be open to the United Bank of India, Dahisar (W) Branch to utilise the amount lying in the petitioner's account for the purposes of giving the bank guarantee as required by the petitioner. It will be open to the petitioner to give the bank guarantee of United Bank of India or any other Nationali .....

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