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TMI Blog2023 (5) TMI 1182X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on 20 of IGST Act, 2017 by Deputy Commissioner, Audit Wing, Jabalpur upholding the tax, interest and penalty mentioned in the show cause notice dated 22.07.2022 (Annexure P/3). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that upon issuance of notice/intimation of tax ascertained as being payable under Section 74(5) of the M.P.G.S.T. Act (in short "the Act"), reply was submitted on 23.06.2022, thereafter show cause notice under Section 74 of the Act dated 22.07.2022 (Annexure P/3) was issued making mention about personal hearing to the effect that "you may appear before the undersigned for personal hearing either in person or through authorized representative for representing your case on the date, time and venue, if mentioned in table be ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d lines, date, time and venue of personal hearing has not been mentioned. Section 75(4) of the Act, 2017 provides that opportunity of personal hearing shall be granted where a request is received in writing from the person chargeable with tax or penalty or where any adverse decision is contemplated against such person. 8. Section 75(4) of the Act, 2017 reads as under: "An opportunity of hearing shall be granted where a request is received in writing from the person chargeable with tax or penalty, or where any adverse decision is contemplated against such person." 9. From perusal of Section 75(4) of the Act, 2017 it is evident that opportunity of hearing has to be granted by authorities under the Act, 2017 where either a request is rec ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... iven to the petitioner before passing the impugned order dated 24.08.2022. 6. So far as argument raised by counsel for the respondents regarding availability of alternative remedy of appeal, is concerned, it is well settled that when due opportunity of hearing, as required under the law, has not been afforded and principle of natural justice has not been followed, then the question of availability of alternative remedy does not come in the way for exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 7. In view of the aforesaid and following the law laid down by the co-ordinate Bench of Allahabad High Court in the case of Bharat Mint & Allied Chemicals (supra), the impugned order is not sustainable and deserves to be and ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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