TMI Blog2024 (4) TMI 1001X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... has been wrongly availed and utilized by the taxpayer. To the said Show Cause Notice, detailed replies were furnished by the petitioner giving disclosures under each of the heads. The observation in the impugned order dated 30.12.2023 is not sustainable for the reasons that the replies dated 26.10.2023 and 06.11.2023 filed by the Petitioner are detailed replies along with supporting documents. Proper Officer had to at least consider the replies on merit and then form an opinion. He merely held that that no proper reply/explanation has been received from the taxpayer, without dealing with the same, which ex-facie shows that Proper Officer has not applied his mind to the replies submitted by the petitioner. the impugned order dated 30.12.202 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... is accepted by learned counsel appearing for respondent. With the consent of the parties, petition is taken up for final disposal today. 3. Learned counsel for Petitioner submits that Petitioner had filed detailed replies dated 26.10.2023 and 06.11.2023, however, the impugned order dated 30.12.2023 does not take into consideration the replies submitted by the Petitioner and is a cryptic order. 4. Perusal of the Show Cause Notice dated 30.09.2023 shows that the Department has given reasons under separate headings i.e., taxpayer has availed the more ITC as mentioned above in GSTR-3B in compression to the ITC available in GSTR-2A; short payment of tax in compression GSTR-1; and input tax credit has been wrongly availed and utilized by the tax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... der the replies on merit and then form an opinion. He merely held that that no proper reply/explanation has been received from the taxpayer, without dealing with the same, which ex-facie shows that Proper Officer has not applied his mind to the replies submitted by the petitioner. 8. Further, if the Proper Officer was of the view that any further details were required, the same could have been specifically sought from the Petitioner. However, the record does not reflect that any such opportunity was given to the Petitioner to clarify its reply or furnish further documents/details. 9. In view of the above, the impugned order dated 30.12.2023 cannot be sustained, and the matter is liable to be remitted to the Proper Officer for re-adjudicatio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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