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Ratification is no substitute for recommendation – Notifications travelling beyond GST Council recommendations are ultra vires

The Hon’ble Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) in M/s. Guru and Co. ruled that Central Government cannot travel beyond the recommendations of the GST Council, and that the GST Council, whose power under Article 279A of the Constitution of India is only to make recommendations, does not possess any power to ratify Notifications already issued by the Government.

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Unsigned Assessment Order in Form GST DRC-07 is Invalid as Absence of the Assessing Officer’s Signature is an Incurable Jurisdictional Defect

The Hon’ble Andhra Pradesh High Court in Nominee Works Committee Kalavalla and M/s GSN Granites v. Assistant Commissioner (ST) & Ors. [Writ Petition No. 14368 of 2026 dated June 15, 2026] set aside the assessment orders passed in Form GST DRC-07 which did not bear the signature of the Assessing Officer and held