TMI BlogAssessment Order is void when the Notice is not served by the GST DepartmentX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Assessment Order is void when the Notice is not served by the GST Department - By: - CA Bimal Jain - Goods and Services Tax - GST - Dated:- 28-10-2023 - The Hon ble Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) in the case of M/s. Tvl. Diamond Shipping Agencies Pvt. Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner, Tuticorin [2023 (9) TMI 1050 - MADRAS HIGH COURT ] allowed the writ petition and held that an assessment or ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... der could not be passed without serving notice as per the conditions stipulated in Section 169(1)(b) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ( the CGST Act ). Facts: M/s. Tvl. Diamond Shipping Agencies Pvt. Ltd. ( the Petitioner ) operates three business verticals on the same PAN. The Revenue Department ( the Respondent ) passed the order dated August 17, 2022, ( t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he Impugned Order ) of the CGST Act raising demand against the Petitioner vide GST DRC-07 dated August 17, 2022. Aggrieved by the Impugned Order, the Petitioner filed a writ petition before the Hon ble Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) for setting aside the Impugned Order and directing the Respondent to re-do the assessment. It was submitted that the Impugned Order was passed without consi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dering the Annual Returns in GSTR-9 and the Audit Statement filed in GSTR-9C . No opportunity has been granted to the Petitioner to submit the required documents. It was further submitted that, no physical notice/order was served under Section 169(1)(b) of the CGST Act , and no opportunity was granted to the Petitioner to appear before the Respondent, therefore the Impugned Order passed, vio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... lates the principle of natural justice. Issue: Whether the assessment order could be passed without serving notice as per conditions stipulated in Section 169(1)(b) of the CGST Act ? Held: The Hon ble Madras High Court (Madras Bench) in W.P. (MD) 6874 of 2023 held as under: Opined that, the Impugned Order is passed without serving notice under Section 169(1)(b) o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f the CGST Act and without considering the fact that the Petitioner has three business verticals. Held that, the Impugned Order is quashed, hence Writ Petition is allowed. Directed that, the Respondent shall grant opportunity for personal hearing to the Petitioner and Petitioner shall produce the evidence and required documents. Thereafter, the Respondent officers shall pass the required o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rders. Further Directed that, the Respondent shall complete the assessment proceedings within eight weeks from the date of receipt of the order of the Court. Author can be reached at [email protected] ) - Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing authors experts professionals Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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