Validity of an order which was not signed - Avoidable mistake - ...

Unsigned Orders Invalid Under CGST Act: No Legal Standing Without Signature, Cannot Be Rectified as Mistake or Omission.

December 5, 2023

Case Laws GST HC

Validity of an order which was not signed - Avoidable mistake - Section 160 of CGST Act 2017 is not attracted. An unsigned order cannot be covered under “any mistake, defect or omission therein” as used in Section 160. - Unsigned order is no order in the eyes of law. Merely uploading of the unsigned order, may be by the Authority competent to pass the order, would, not cure the defect which goes to the very root of the matter i.e. validity of the order. - HC

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Validity of an order which was not signed - Avoidable mistake - ...

Unsigned Orders Invalid Under CGST Act: No Legal Standing Without Signature, Cannot Be Rectified as Mistake or Omission.

December 5, 2023

Case Laws GST HC

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