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Recovery proceedings cannot be initiated in cases where appeal has been filed against the assessment order

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..... Recovery proceedings cannot be initiated in cases where appeal has been filed against the assessment order
By: - Bimal jain
Goods and Services Tax - GST
Dated:- 17-2-2025
The Hon'ble Madras High Court in TVL. R. SELVARATHINAM REP. BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, MR. S. JEGADEESAN VERSUS THE DEPUTY STATE TAX OFFICE -II, CHENNAI - 2024 (9) TMI 1012 - MADRAS HIGH COURT disposed of the writ p .....

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..... etition directing the Department to defer the recovery proceedings till the time of disposal of the appeal. Facts: Tvl. R. Selvarathinam ("the Petitioner"), has filed the petition for quashing of order dated April 30, 2024 ("the Impugned Order"), passed by the Revenue Department ("the Respondent"), under Sections 73 of the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ("the TNGST Act"), to restrai .....

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..... n the Respondent from recovering the tax liability, including interest and penalty from the Petitioner's bank account.  The Petitioner had been issued a show cause notice in Form GST DRC-01 dated August 21, 2023 ("the SCN"), for which the Petitioner had filed replies on April 12, 2024, April 26, 2024 and April 29, 2024, however, the Respondent, without considering the replies filed, pass .....

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..... ed the Impugned order and in pursuance of the said Impugned Order, also initiated recovery proceedings dated August 02, 2024, from the Petitioner's bank account, thus aggrieved by the recovery proceedings, the Petitioner has filed the said petition. Issue: Whether recovery proceedings could be initiated in cases where appeal has been filed against the assessment order? Held: The Hon'ble Ma .....

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..... dras High Court in TVL. R. SELVARATHINAM REP. BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, MR. S. JEGADEESAN VERSUS THE DEPUTY STATE TAX OFFICE -II, CHENNAI - 2024 (9) TMI 1012 - MADRAS HIGH COURT held as under: * Opined that, the Petitioner has preferred an Appeal which is yet to be disposed of, however, the Respondent irrespective of the said fact, proceeded with the recovery proceedings. * Held that, the w .....

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..... rit petition is disposed with the direction to the Respondent to defer the recovery proceedings till the disposal of the Appeal. Our Comments: Section 107(7) of the TNGST Act, clearly states that where the Appellant has paid the amount of pre-deposit at the time of filing of appeal as per Section 107(6) of the TNGST Act, the recovery proceedings for the disputed amount in appeal shall deemed to .....

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