GST ArticleHigh Court

Order passed before the dates provided for filing of reply and personal hearing is violative of principles of natural justice

The Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in Sunil Enterprises v. Commissioner Commercial Tax set aside the order passed by the Adjudicating Authority and held that once the dates have been fixed and communicated to the assessee for the purpose of filing of written reply and for the purpose of oral hearing then no adjudication order could be passed before the dates have passed.

GST ArticleHigh Court

SCN issued without reasons/allegations violates the Principles of Natural Justice

Show Cause Notice must clearly state the allegations that the concerned noticee has to meet, being the essence of a SCN, any notice that does not qualify this criterion, cannot be considered as a SCN, which are not meant to be issued mechanically to comply with a formality, but to serve the principles of natural justice and to enable the concerned authority to take an informed decision.