In a recent case, the Calcutta High Court dismissed the writ appeal on availability of statutory remedy against the inappropriate serving of show cause notice (SCN) under the Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Act, 2017.
S. N. Tiwari, the writ petitioner, challenged the order dated 7th December, 2023 passed by the Superintendent (Range-III), Andaman and Nicobar Division Haldia CGST & CX Commissionerate. It has been agitated by the advocate representing the petitioner while questioning the validity of the impugned order dated 7th December, 2023 that though notice was issued under section 73 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (“Act of 2017”) but order was passed under sections 73 & 74 of the aforesaid Act of 2017.
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Mr. Kundalia, senior advocate representing the respondents has disputed the contention of the petitioner that show cause notice was not appropriately served upon the petitioner upon placing reliance on section 169 of said Act of
2017. However, on perusal of the relevant provisions of the said Act of 2017, it appears that under section 107, there is a provision to prefer an appeal against any decision and/or order passed under the said Act of 2017.
In view of availability of efficacious alternative remedy, the single bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya grants leave to the petitioner to prefer an appeal under section 107 of the said Act of 2017 against the order dated 7th December, 2023 by fortnight from date. If appeal is preferred within the aforesaid time, the appellate authority without raising the issue of limitation shall decide the same on merits in accordance with law by twelve weeks thereafter.
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