TMI Blog2024 (10) TMI 1516X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... seph Prabakar For the Respondent: Mr. Ramesh Kutty, Senior Standing Counsel ORDER An order dated 23.09.2022 is assailed on the ground that the petitioner was not provided a reasonable opportunity to contest the service tax demand. 2. The petitioner states that she had engaged the services of a consultant to take care of service tax compliances. Since such consultant did not keep the petition ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... aring was granted on several dates in the year 2022 and that the petitioner did not respond to such notices for personal hearing. Therefore, he submits that no interference is called for. 6. The petitioner averred that the services of a consultant were availed of to handle service tax compliances and that she was unaware of proceedings culminating in the impugned order because she was not kept in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... provide a reasonable opportunity to the petitioner, including a personal hearing, and thereafter issue a fresh order with in a period of two months from the date of receipt of the petitioner's reply.
8. The writ petition is disposed of on the above terms. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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