Haryana GST Dept Mandates Registered/ Speed Post Intimation of SCNs and Demand Orders alongwith Portal Upload [Read Circular]

The Excise and Taxation Department, Haryana has directed GST ( Goods and Services Tax ) officers to send intimation of Show Cause Notices (SCNs) and Demand Orders through registered post or speed post in addition to uploading them on the GST portal.

The direction has been issued through Instruction dated June 1, 2026.

The department noted feedback and representations from trade and industry which advocated the need for additional modes of communication for notices and orders issued under GST Act.

The State Government decided that notices and orders served through the GST common portal should also be intimated through physical postal communication.

The Show Cause Notices in Form GST DRC-01 and Demand Orders in Form GST DRC-07 issued under Sections 73, 74, 74A or 122 of the Haryana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, as well as corresponding provisions of the CGST Act, IGST Act and GST (Compensation to States) Act, which have already been uploaded and served through the GST portal, must additionally be sent through registered post or speed post with acknowledgment due.

Such communications are required to be dispatched to the taxpayer or the authorised representative, if any, at the last known place of business or residence.

Which Date will be Taken for Service of Notice or Order?

The instruction also mentioned that the notice or order shall continue to be deemed served on the date it is made available on the GST common portal in accordance with Section 169 of the GST Act.

Thus, the statutory date of service will remain linked to portal upload, while the postal communication is intended to enhance taxpayer awareness and transparency.

The department has clarified that the postal dispatch is only an additional mode of intimation and does not alter the legal position regarding service of notices.

Responsibilities on Jurisdictional Officers

Proper Officers are required to send the postal intimation within 15 days of issuing the Show Cause Notice or Demand Order through the GST portal. They are further required to maintain a dispatch register recording details of all such communications and monitor compliance on a fortnightly basis.

The Deputy Commissioner of State Tax of the concerned district has been tasked with supervising and countersigning the dispatch registers maintained ward-wise.

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